Alto Ingredients
ALTO
127 hedge funds and large institutions have $221M invested in Alto Ingredients in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
71% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $31.6M | Put options by funds: $18.4M
47% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 34
31% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $169M → $221M (+$52.6M)
5% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 22
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 126 → 127 (+1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CIG
Candlewood Investment Group
Rye,
New York
|
+$10.2M |
| 2 |
TCM
Trafelet Capital Management
New York
|
+$9.49M |
| 3 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$5.89M |
| 4 |
NI
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$5.57M |
| 5 |
QI
QS Investors
New York
|
+$4.73M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AC
Ascend Capital
Orinda,
California
|
-$5.91M |
| 2 |
VOAM
Vertex One Asset Management
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
|
-$5.35M |
| 3 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$3.08M |
| 4 |
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.38M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$2.19M |
ALTO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
127 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alto Ingredients (ALTO) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $221M — up 31% from $169M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new ALTO positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 50 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Candlewood Investment Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $10.2M. The largest seller was Ascend Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.91M sold.
- 127 institutional investors held Alto Ingredients (ALTO) as of Q1 2015, up from 126 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $221M of Alto Ingredients stock for Q1 2015, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new Alto Ingredients positions in Q1 2015 and 22 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Alto Ingredients buyer in Q1 2015 was Candlewood Investment Group, an estimated $10.2M added.
- The largest Alto Ingredients seller in Q1 2015 was Ascend Capital, an estimated $5.91M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.