AstroNova
ALOT
36 hedge funds and large institutions have $52.9M invested in AstroNova in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 2
71% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 7
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $48.9M → $52.9M (+$3.98M)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 34 → 36 (+2)
0.38% more ownership
Funds ownership: 55.85% → 56.23% (+0.38%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$597K |
| 2 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$352K |
| 3 |
SIM
Spark Investment Management
New York
|
+$172K |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$148K |
| 5 |
NSIM
North Star Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$106K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.13M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$38.8K |
| 3 |
AI
Ariel Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$31.3K |
| 4 |
CA
Corrado Advisors
Ramsey,
New Jersey
|
-$18.1K |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$14.3K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GP
26
Girard Partners
King Of Prussia,
Pennsylvania
| $155K | – | – | – |
|
|
SRC
27
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
| $151K | – | – | – |
|
28
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
| $143K | +$9.09K | +689 | +7% |
|
29
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $51K | -$12.3K | -932 | -20% |
|
|
PAM
30
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $27K | +$25.9K | +1,964 | New |
|
31
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $12K | +$7.38K | +559 | +163% |
|
|
TRCT
32
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $5K | -$14.3K | -1,082 | -75% |
|
33
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
34
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
|
PFBT
35
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Saint Louis,
Missouri
| – | -$11K | -854 | Closed |
|
|
NFA
36
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Columbus,
Ohio
| – | -$10K | -765 | Closed |
|
37
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$79 | -6 | -75% |
|
38
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| – | +$13 | +1 | New |
|
ALOT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
36 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AstroNova (ALOT) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $52.9M — up 8.1% from $48.9M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new ALOT positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $597K. The largest seller was Rutabaga Capital Management, cutting an estimated $1.13M.
- 36 institutional investors held AstroNova (ALOT) as of Q4 2017, up from 34 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $52.9M of AstroNova stock for Q4 2017, up 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new AstroNova positions in Q4 2017 and 2 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest AstroNova buyer in Q4 2017 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $597K added.
- The largest AstroNova seller in Q4 2017 was Rutabaga Capital Management, an estimated $1.13M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.