Aeropostale Inc
ARO
ARO was delisted on the 21st of April, 2016.
78 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.6M invested in Aeropostale Inc in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
184% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.72M | Put options by funds: $606K
23% less funds holding
Funds holding: 101 → 78 (-23)
46% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 35
65% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $90.1M → $31.6M (-$58.5M)
72% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 32
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.08M |
| 2 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
+$587K |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$385K |
| 4 |
QOP
Quinn Opportunity Partners
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
+$354K |
| 5 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$285K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$6.8M |
| 2 |
MP
Mangrove Partners
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$2.33M |
| 3 |
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
San Mateo,
California
|
-$1.09M |
| 4 |
SOMRS
State of Michigan Retirement System
Lansing,
Michigan
|
-$760K |
| 5 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$758K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BIP
101
Brandes Investment Partners
La Jolla,
California
| – | -$19K | -11,609 | Closed |
|
|
AIG
102
American International Group
New York
| – | -$15.7K | -9,699 | Closed |
|
103
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$801 | -635 | -60% |
|
104
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | +$161 | +128 | +47% |
|
ARO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
78 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aeropostale Inc (ARO) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $31.6M — down 65% from $90.1M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of ARO and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 23 holders — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $2.08M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $6.8M.
- 78 institutional investors held Aeropostale Inc (ARO) as of Q3 2015, down from 101 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $31.6M of Aeropostale Inc stock for Q3 2015, down 65% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new Aeropostale Inc positions in Q3 2015 and 32 closed out, a net change of -23 holders.
- The largest Aeropostale Inc buyer in Q3 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $2.08M added.
- The largest Aeropostale Inc seller in Q3 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $6.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.