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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
Legal & General Group
101
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$35K -$4.12K -1,450 -9%
CFA
102
Capstone Financial Advisors
Illinois
$29K – – –
PA
103
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$29K +$4.92K +1,731 +16%
JG
104
Jefferies Group
New York
$28K +$662 +233 +2%
GCP
105
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$28K +$34.2K +12,055 New
GC
106
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$25K -$168K -59,233 -85%
TSS
107
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$25K +$30.5K +10,732 New
MSA
108
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$24K +$878 +309 +3%
Canada Life
109
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$9K – – –
BlackRock
110
BlackRock
New York
$6K – – –
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
111
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$5K -$1.07K -377 -16%
JT
112
Jump Trading
Illinois
$5K +$6.42K +2,258 New
Parallax Volatility Advisers
113
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$3K -$12.4K -4,374 -77%
WA
114
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$2K – – –
Bank of Montreal
115
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2K +$1.22K +428 +67%
TCM
116
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$2K +$2.84K +1,000 New
PNC Financial Services Group
117
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1K -$1.42K -500 -67%
CFG
118
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$1K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
119
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$125 +$7.43K +2,615 +5%
CCP
120
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
– -$1.94M -588,700 Closed
MOACM
121
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
– -$1.69M -513,453 Closed
PCM
122
Prentice Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$1.61M -488,548 Closed
HCM
123
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
– -$887K -269,786 Closed
OAM
124
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
– -$668K -197,636 Closed
TH
125
Timber Hill
Connecticut
– -$246K -86,520 Closed
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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.