AstroNova
ALOT
37 hedge funds and large institutions have $56.5M invested in AstroNova in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 2
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $52.9M → $56.5M (+$3.7M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 36 → 37 (+1)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 12
2.26% less ownership
Funds ownership: 56.23% → 53.97% (-2.3%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GIPM
G2 Investment Partners Management
New York
|
+$1.3M |
| 2 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$759K |
| 3 |
ADMI
Albert D. Mason Inc
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$332K |
| 4 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$301K |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$132K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AI
Ariel Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.04M |
| 2 |
SIC
Salem Investment Counselors
Winston Salem,
North Carolina
|
-$1.85M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$425K |
| 4 |
GIP
Granite Investment Partners
El Segundo,
California
|
-$327K |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$299K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SIM
26
Spark Investment Management
New York
| $187K | -$12.4K | -900 | -7% |
|
27
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
| $174K | – | – | – |
|
|
SRC
28
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
| $169K | – | – | – |
|
|
SIC
29
Salem Investment Counselors
Winston Salem,
North Carolina
| $87K | -$1.85M | -133,745 | -96% |
|
|
TRCT
30
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $65K | +$53.5K | +3,867 | +1,099% |
|
|
PAM
31
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $30K | – | – | – |
|
32
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $28K | -$27K | -1,956 | -52% |
|
|
PCM
33
Prelude Capital Management
New York
| $15K | +$13K | +942 | New |
|
34
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $12K | -$1.48K | -107 | -12% |
|
35
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
36
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
|
GP
37
Girard Partners
King Of Prussia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$155K | -11,197 | Closed |
|
ALOT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
37 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AstroNova (ALOT) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $56.5M — up 7% from $52.9M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new ALOT positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 11 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.
The largest buyer was G2 Investment Partners Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.3M. The largest seller was Ariel Investments, cutting an estimated $2.04M.
- 37 institutional investors held AstroNova (ALOT) as of Q1 2018, up from 36 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $56.5M of AstroNova stock for Q1 2018, up 7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new AstroNova positions in Q1 2018 and 2 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest AstroNova buyer in Q1 2018 was G2 Investment Partners Management, an estimated $1.3M added.
- The largest AstroNova seller in Q1 2018 was Ariel Investments, an estimated $2.04M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.