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25 hedge funds and large institutions have $44.8M invested in AstroNova in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 6

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $43.2M → $44.8M (+$1.64M)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 26 → 25 (-1)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4

Holders
25
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-3.85%
% of All Funds
0.66%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
3
Increased
7
Reduced
6
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PAIM
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
+$696K
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$433K
3
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$83.6K
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$17.5K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$16.4K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AI
Ariel Investments
Illinois
-$1.1M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$199K
3
PCMI
Princeton Capital Management Inc
New Jersey
-$72.1K
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$17K
5
SIC
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
-$13.5K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AI
1
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$15.3M -$1.1M -81,800 -7%
RCM
2
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
$7.77M +$83.6K +6,205 +1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$7.31M -$11.1K -821 -0.2%
SIC
4
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$2.14M -$13.5K -1,000 -0.7%
Renaissance Technologies
5
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.96M +$17.5K +1,300 +1%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
6
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.94M – – –
GWI
7
Grace & White Inc
New York
$1.78M – – –
Vanguard Group
8
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.5M +$5.39K +400 +0.4%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.13M +$16.4K +1,216 +2%
PAIM
10
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$746K +$696K +51,600 New
NSIM
11
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$657K – – –
BCM
12
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$481K – – –
Wellington Management Group
13
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$464K +$433K +32,105 New
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$310K -$1.35K -100 -0.5%
California Public Employees Retirement System
15
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$280K – – –
BFA
16
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$260K +$6.69K +496 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$208K -$199K -14,732 -51%
PCMI
18
Princeton Capital Management Inc
New Jersey
$195K -$72.1K -5,350 -28%
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$149K – – –
SRC
20
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$144K – – –
Morgan Stanley
21
Morgan Stanley
New York
$19K +$431 +32 +2%
BIM
22
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$15K +$1.21K +90 +9%
PFBT
23
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$12K – – –
NFA
24
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$11K – – –
UBS Group
25
UBS Group
Switzerland
– -$17K -1,240 Closed
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ALOT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

25 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AstroNova (ALOT) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $44.8M — up 3.8% from $43.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of ALOT and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 6 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.

The largest buyer was Punch & Associates Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $696K. The largest seller was Ariel Investments, cutting an estimated $1.1M.

  • 25 institutional investors held AstroNova (ALOT) as of Q4 2015, down from 26 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $44.8M of AstroNova stock for Q4 2015, up 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new AstroNova positions in Q4 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest AstroNova buyer in Q4 2015 was Punch & Associates Investment Management, an estimated $696K added.
  • The largest AstroNova seller in Q4 2015 was Ariel Investments, an estimated $1.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.