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28 hedge funds and large institutions have $52.3M invested in AstroNova in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 2

40% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 5

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $40.6M → $52.3M (+$11.7M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 29 → 28 (-1)

Holders
28
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-3.45%
% of All Funds
0.75%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
3
Increased
7
Reduced
5
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SIC
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
+$1.24M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$182K
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$78.1K
4
AI
Ariel Investments
Illinois
+$55.9K
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$47.2K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$283K
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$9.82K
3
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$8.6K
4
PCMI
Princeton Capital Management Inc
New Jersey
-$4.19K
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$1.84K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AI
1
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$19.3M +$55.9K +4,007 +0.3%
RCM
2
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
$10.1M -$283K -20,250 -3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$8.36M +$47.2K +3,380 +0.7%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
4
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$2.21M +$16.7K +1,200 +0.9%
Renaissance Technologies
5
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$2.05M +$78.1K +5,600 +5%
GWI
6
Grace & White Inc
New York
$2.04M – – –
Vanguard Group
7
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.63M +$6.53K +468 +0.5%
SIC
8
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$1.47M +$1.24M +88,800 New
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.28M – – –
NSIM
10
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$838K – – –
BCM
11
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$549K – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$461K +$182K +13,020 +87%
PCMI
13
Princeton Capital Management Inc
New Jersey
$347K -$4.19K -300 -1%
California Public Employees Retirement System
14
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$291K – – –
BFA
15
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$278K +$16.8K +1,206 +8%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$269K -$1.84K -132 -0.8%
OAM
17
Oberweis Asset Management
Illinois
$229K – – –
CCM
18
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$195K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$170K – – –
SRC
20
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$165K – – –
Deutsche Bank
21
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$69K – – –
Morgan Stanley
22
Morgan Stanley
New York
$25K -$9.82K -704 -31%
UBS Group
23
UBS Group
Switzerland
$17K +$14K +1,000 New
BIM
24
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$16K – – –
NFA
25
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$13K – – –
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ALOT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

28 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AstroNova (ALOT) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $52.3M — up 29% from $40.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new ALOT positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 7 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Salem Investment Counselors, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.24M. The largest seller was Rutabaga Capital Management, cutting an estimated $283K.

  • 28 institutional investors held AstroNova (ALOT) as of Q4 2014, down from 29 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $52.3M of AstroNova stock for Q4 2014, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new AstroNova positions in Q4 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest AstroNova buyer in Q4 2014 was Salem Investment Counselors, an estimated $1.24M added.
  • The largest AstroNova seller in Q4 2014 was Rutabaga Capital Management, an estimated $283K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.