Aeropostale Inc
ARO
ARO was delisted on the 21st of April, 2016.
115 hedge funds and large institutions have $227M invested in Aeropostale Inc in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
240% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $11.3M | Put options by funds: $3.31M
55% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $147M → $227M (+$80.6M)
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 39
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 120 → 115 (-5)
13% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 16
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SCM
Scopia Capital Management
New York
|
+$6.52M |
| 2 |
SOMRS
State of Michigan Retirement System
Lansing,
Michigan
|
+$4.83M |
| 3 |
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
|
+$4.73M |
| 4 |
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
|
+$1.87M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.44M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GEM
Global Endowment Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$2.48M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$2.08M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.32M |
| 4 |
TCA
Taconic Capital Advisors
New York
|
-$1.12M |
| 5 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$1.04M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TSS
126
Two Sigma Securities
New York
| – | -$25K | -10,732 | Closed |
|
|
JT
127
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$5K | -2,258 | Closed |
|
128
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$3K | -1,297 | Closed |
|
|
TCM
129
Tradewinds Capital Management
Bellingham,
Washington
| – | -$2K | -1,000 | Closed |
|
|
MFS
130
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| – | +$105 | +33 | New |
|
131
Fifth Third Bancorp
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | +$450 | +141 | New |
|
ARO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
115 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aeropostale Inc (ARO) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $227M — up 55% from $147M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of ARO and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 39 trimmed existing stakes and 43 added.
The largest buyer was Scopia Capital Management, adding an estimated $6.52M. The largest seller was Global Endowment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.48M sold.
- 115 institutional investors held Aeropostale Inc (ARO) as of Q1 2015, down from 120 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $227M of Aeropostale Inc stock for Q1 2015, up 55% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new Aeropostale Inc positions in Q1 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Aeropostale Inc buyer in Q1 2015 was Scopia Capital Management, an estimated $6.52M added.
- The largest Aeropostale Inc seller in Q1 2015 was Global Endowment Management, an estimated $2.48M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.