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AREX

Approach Resources Inc.
AREX

Delisted

AREX was delisted on the 11th of November, 2019.

156 hedge funds and large institutions have $272M invested in Approach Resources Inc. in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

115% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 20

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 24 (+2)

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 40

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 134156 (+22)

54% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $596M → $272M (-$324M)

65% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.75M | Put options by funds: $13.7M

Holders
156
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+16.42%
% of All Funds
4.16%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
43
Increased
53
Reduced
40
Closed
20
Calls
$4.75M
Puts
$13.7M
Net Calls
-$8.92M
Net Calls Change
-$1.75M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Manhattan
1
First Manhattan
New York
$30.3M -$6.46M -674,547 -12%
RIM
2
RS Investment Management
California
$22.4M +$7.19M +750,159 +27%
CSC
3
Cove Street Capital
California
$19.7M +$9.58M +1,000,301 +48%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$18.6M +$13.7M +1,433,630 +97%
Boston Partners
5
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$17.2M +$7.11M +742,355 +38%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$16.2M +$2.4M +250,898 +11%
BFA
7
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$13.6M +$2.21M +230,485 +12%
Artisan Partners
8
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$8.49M -$4.95M -517,073 -28%
CIP
9
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$8.41M -$11.3M -1,174,525 -47%
IA
10
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$7.83M +$11.7M +1,225,100 New
BIT
11
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$6.29M +$51K +5,324 +0.5%
LC
12
Lubar & Co
Wisconsin
$6.26M
Dimensional Fund Advisors
13
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$5.74M -$112K -11,685 -1%
RA
14
Royce & Associates
New York
$5.71M -$110K -11,500 -1%
Goldman Sachs
15
Goldman Sachs
New York
$5.25M +$7.33M +765,262 +1,367%
RFC
16
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$4.4M +$2.38M +248,600 +56%
Morgan Stanley
17
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.46M +$3.5M +365,343 +207%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$3.43M +$1.83M +191,029 +55%
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.22M +$2.66M +277,269 +122%
D.E. Shaw & Co
20
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$2.78M +$3.68M +383,922 +758%
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.72M -$131K -13,653 -3%
OC
22
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$2.58M +$1.2M +125,379 +45%
California Public Employees Retirement System
23
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.54M +$2.32M +242,000 +215%
USAA
24
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$2.24M +$958K +100,000 +40%
AAM
25
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$2.22M +$2.31M +240,800 +225%

AREX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

156 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Approach Resources Inc. (AREX) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $272M — down 54% from $596M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new AREX positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $13.7M. The largest seller was Bank of Montreal, cutting an estimated $34.9M.

  • 156 institutional investors held Approach Resources Inc. (AREX) as of Q4 2014, up from 134 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $272M of Approach Resources Inc. stock for Q4 2014, down 54% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new Approach Resources Inc. positions in Q4 2014 and 20 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest Approach Resources Inc. buyer in Q4 2014 was State Street, an estimated $13.7M added.
  • The largest Approach Resources Inc. seller in Q4 2014 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $34.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.