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ARO

Aeropostale Inc
ARO

Delisted

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
CA
76
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$122K +$5.74K +2,022 +4%
Stifel Financial
77
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$119K -$25.6K -9,000 -15%
WFI
78
West Family Investments
California
$116K – – –
EVM
79
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$105K +$219 +77 +0.2%
SG Americas Securities
80
SG Americas Securities
New York
$105K +$79.1K +27,848 +159%
BA
81
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$104K -$4.08K -1,438 -3%
DTL
82
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$101K +$124K +43,602 New
LSERS
83
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$96K +$14.2K +5,000 +14%
KIG
84
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
$92K +$39.1K +13,770 +54%
AllianceBernstein
85
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$87K – – –
TRCT
86
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$85K -$16.6K -5,835 -14%
CAM
87
Capstone Asset Management
Texas
$81K -$8.47K -2,980 -8%
CSS
88
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$71K +$87K +30,635 New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
89
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$67K +$426 +150 +0.5%
ST
90
Spot Trading
Illinois
$67K +$82.6K +29,073 New
UBS AM
91
UBS AM
Illinois
$65K – – –
UBS Group
92
UBS Group
Switzerland
$60K +$74.2K +26,108 New
Millennium Management
93
Millennium Management
New York
$59K -$1.05M -368,669 -94%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
94
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$56K – – –
WS
95
Wedbush Securities
California
$55K +$17K +6,000 +34%
TRSOTSOK
96
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$53K – – –
MERSOM
97
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$47K – – –
ProShare Advisors
98
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$43K -$40.7K -14,326 -44%
SS
99
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$43K +$52.6K +18,500 New
PI
100
PineBridge Investments
New York
$40K +$2.61K +920 +6%
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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.