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121 hedge funds and large institutions have $196M invested in Alto Ingredients in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

180% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 15

150% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 18

92% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $47.9M | Put options by funds: $25M

47% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $133M → $196M (+$62.4M)

29% more funds holding

Funds holding: 94 → 121 (+27)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
121
Holders Change
+27
Holders Change %
+28.72%
% of All Funds
3.51%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
42
Increased
45
Reduced
18
Closed
15
Calls
$47.9M
Puts
$25M
Net Calls
+$22.9M
Net Calls Change
-$980K

Top Buyers

1
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$14.3M
2
BIM
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$14M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$9.4M
4
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
+$9.31M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$8.13M

Top Sellers

1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$12.5M
2
CCP
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$5.12M
3
DnB Asset Management
DnB Asset Management
Norway
-$3.96M
4
RA
RR Advisors
Texas
-$3.76M
5
VOAM
Vertex One Asset Management
British Columbia, Canada
-$3.19M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wellington Management Group
76
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$285K +$384K +20,400 New
BG
77
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$278K +$375K +19,932 New
PCM
78
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$275K +$134K +7,105 +56%
CCMH
79
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$261K +$352K +18,700 New
UCFA
80
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$246K – – –
Two Sigma Investments
81
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$241K +$324K +17,245 New
FQ
82
First Quadrant
California
$233K +$314K +16,700 New
MLICM
83
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$226K – – –
RCM
84
Rotella Capital Management
Washington
$215K +$290K +15,400 New
VOYA Investment Management
85
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$192K – – –
BA
86
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$190K +$23.6K +1,256 +10%
AQR Capital Management
87
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$177K – – –
NCCM
88
Nine Chapters Capital Management
New Jersey
$169K +$228K +12,100 New
Neuberger Berman Group
89
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$163K +$221K +11,735 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
90
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$146K +$197K +10,469 New
GMIM
91
General Motors Investment Management
New York
$144K – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
92
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$142K – – –
LSV Asset Management
93
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$127K +$171K +9,100 New
Parallax Volatility Advisers
94
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$120K +$106K +5,613 +187%
AllianceBernstein
95
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$114K – – –
PG
96
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$97K -$294K -15,651 -69%
SO
97
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$84K +$113K +6,000 New
VanEck Associates
98
VanEck Associates
New York
$32K +$42.5K +2,261 New
FNYS
99
First New York Securities
New York
$31.6K -$516K -27,437 -92%
RA
100
Royce & Associates
New York
$27K +$35.7K +1,900 New
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ALTO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

121 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alto Ingredients (ALTO) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $196M — up 47% from $133M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new ALTO positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $14.3M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $12.5M.

  • 121 institutional investors held Alto Ingredients (ALTO) as of Q3 2014, up from 94 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $196M of Alto Ingredients stock for Q3 2014, up 47% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new Alto Ingredients positions in Q3 2014 and 15 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
  • The largest Alto Ingredients buyer in Q3 2014 was State Street, an estimated $14.3M added.
  • The largest Alto Ingredients seller in Q3 2014 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $12.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.