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ARO

Aeropostale Inc
ARO

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ARO was delisted on the 21st of April, 2016.

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120 hedge funds and large institutions have $147M invested in Aeropostale Inc in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

142% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.64M | Put options by funds: $3.16M

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 37

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 137 → 120 (-17)

30% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $209M → $147M (-$61.9M)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 30

Holders
120
Holders Change
-17
Holders Change %
-12.41%
% of All Funds
3.2%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
15
Increased
45
Reduced
37
Closed
30
Calls
$7.64M
Puts
$3.16M
Net Calls
+$4.49M
Net Calls Change
+$2.78M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SIM
Spark Investment Management
New York
+$2.1M
2
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$1.43M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$1.35M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$1.23M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$793K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$3.84M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.76M
3
SOMRS
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
-$2.67M
4
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$2.52M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$2.23M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OA
26
OFI Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.04M +$476K +167,563 +59%
Norges Bank
27
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.04M -$934K -328,645 -42%
Citigroup
28
Citigroup
New York
$969K +$72.4K +25,480 +6%
Geode Capital Management
29
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$903K – – –
Invesco
30
Invesco
Georgia
$875K +$3.44K +1,212 +0.3%
TCIM
31
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$823K +$92.9K +32,700 +10%
Ameriprise
32
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$810K +$10.4K +3,666 +1%
RAM
33
Roumell Asset Management
Maryland
$742K -$838K -294,940 -48%
BIM
34
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$712K -$3.65K -1,286 -0.4%
Deutsche Bank
35
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$712K +$352K +123,984 +68%
RA
36
Royce & Associates
New York
$638K -$2.52M -888,583 -76%
Two Sigma Investments
37
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$545K +$539K +189,691 +419%
VKH
38
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$539K +$505K +177,735 +325%
Group One Trading
39
Group One Trading
Illinois
$517K +$42.9K +15,098 +7%
SDIC
40
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$514K -$139K -48,775 -18%
Wells Fargo
41
Wells Fargo
California
$512K +$98.4K +34,631 +19%
CS
42
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$491K -$437K -153,964 -42%
DIS
43
Diversified Investment Strategies
Louisiana
$454K -$12.4K -4,375 -2%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
44
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$449K -$5.97K -2,100 -1%
NJBEST
45
New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust
New Jersey
$418K +$511K +180,000 New
Prudential Financial
46
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$404K +$37.2K +13,100 +8%
Royal Bank of Canada
47
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$397K -$13K -4,588 -3%
Comerica Bank
48
Comerica Bank
Texas
$362K +$221K +77,862 +100%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
49
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$353K – – –
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
50
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$344K – – –
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ARO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

120 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aeropostale Inc (ARO) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $147M — down 30% from $209M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 30 funds closed out of ARO and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 37 trimmed existing stakes and 45 added.

The largest buyer was Spark Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.1M. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $3.84M.

  • 120 institutional investors held Aeropostale Inc (ARO) as of Q4 2014, down from 137 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $147M of Aeropostale Inc stock for Q4 2014, down 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Aeropostale Inc positions in Q4 2014 and 30 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
  • The largest Aeropostale Inc buyer in Q4 2014 was Spark Investment Management, an estimated $2.1M added.
  • The largest Aeropostale Inc seller in Q4 2014 was State Street, an estimated $3.84M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.