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AquaBounty Technologies
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40 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.7M invested in AquaBounty Technologies in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 4

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29.1M → $31.7M (+$2.57M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 3.1% → 3.03% (-0.07%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 44 → 40 (-4)

18% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $72K | Put options by funds: $88K

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
40
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-9.09%
% of All Funds
0.88%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
7
Increased
16
Reduced
4
Closed
9
Calls
$72K
Puts
$88K
Net Calls
-$16K
Net Calls Change
-$16K

Top Buyers

1
TS
Third Security
Virginia
+$10.5M
2
EP
EPIQ Partners
Minnesota
+$1.28M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$180K
4
ACM
Archon Capital Management
Washington
+$142K
5
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$122K

Top Sellers

1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$125K
2
HKAM
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management
New York
-$97.3K
3
NAMA
Nikko Asset Management Americas
New York
-$44.4K
4
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
-$44.4K
5
PA
PFG Advisors
Arizona
-$42K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TS
1
Third Security
Virginia
$23.2M +$10.5M +258,858 +57%
ACM
2
Archon Capital Management
Washington
$3.07M +$142K +3,500 +4%
EP
3
EPIQ Partners
Minnesota
$1.03M +$1.28M +31,660 New
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$856K +$180K +4,448 +20%
AIM
5
ARK Investment Management
Florida
$747K +$105K +2,586 +13%
NAMA
6
Nikko Asset Management Americas
New York
$578K -$44.4K -1,097 -6%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
7
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$578K -$44.4K -1,097 -6%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$341K +$30.2K +747 +8%
HighTower Advisors
9
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$269K +$122K +3,020 +58%
HKAM
10
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management
New York
$154K -$97.3K -2,403 -34%
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$123K +$4.41K +109 +3%
Osaic Holdings
12
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$105K +$126K +3,119 New
KBC Group
13
KBC Group
Belgium
$102K – – –
BlackRock
14
BlackRock
New York
$97K +$16.3K +403 +16%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$68K +$15.9K +393 +23%
EPM
16
Equitec Proprietary Markets
Illinois
$67K +$20.2K +498 New
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
$44K +$15.3K +378 +39%
CL
18
CPWM LLC
Washington
$33K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
19
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$31K +$37.9K +937 New
WAG
20
Winthrop Advisory Group
Massachusetts
$30K – – –
Dimensional Fund Advisors
21
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$28K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
22
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$28K +$3.04K +75 +9%
First Manhattan
23
First Manhattan
New York
$11K – – –
SF
24
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$11K – – –
Victory Capital Management
25
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$10K +$12.3K +304 New
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AQB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

40 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AquaBounty Technologies (AQB) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $31.7M — up 8.8% from $29.1M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of AQB and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 4 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Third Security, adding an estimated $10.5M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, exiting entirely with an estimated $125K sold.

  • 40 institutional investors held AquaBounty Technologies (AQB) as of Q1 2020, down from 44 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $31.7M of AquaBounty Technologies stock for Q1 2020, up 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new AquaBounty Technologies positions in Q1 2020 and 9 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest AquaBounty Technologies buyer in Q1 2020 was Third Security, an estimated $10.5M added.
  • The largest AquaBounty Technologies seller in Q1 2020 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $125K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.