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ARO

Aeropostale Inc
ARO

Delisted

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

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147 hedge funds and large institutions have $351M invested in Aeropostale Inc in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 48

16% less funds holding

Funds holding: 174 → 147 (-27)

49% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 55

51% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.7M | Put options by funds: $22M

55% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $783M → $351M (-$432M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 0 (-3)

Holders
147
Holders Change
-27
Holders Change %
-15.52%
% of All Funds
4.24%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
28
Increased
54
Reduced
48
Closed
55
Calls
$10.7M
Puts
$22M
Net Calls
-$11.3M
Net Calls Change
-$12.5M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SOMRS
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
+$23.6M
2
SCM
Scopia Capital Management
New York
+$21.1M
3
ERM
Elm Ridge Management
New York
+$8.46M
4
GEM
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
+$5.7M
5
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$5.49M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EC
Eminence Capital
New York
-$38.6M
2
HCM
Hirzel Capital Management
Texas
-$31.2M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$23.9M
4
Pzena Investment Management
Pzena Investment Management
New York
-$19.5M
5
SAM
Sheffield Asset Management
Illinois
-$16.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
American Century Companies
151
American Century Companies
Missouri
– -$5.99M -659,147 Closed
Arrowstreet Capital
152
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
– -$4.11M -451,869 Closed
DRZID
153
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
– -$3.01M -331,315 Closed
DCM
154
Decatur Capital Management
Georgia
– -$2.99M -329,025 Closed
KCM
155
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
– -$2.91M -320,409 Closed
BGIM
156
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
– -$2.45M -269,655 Closed
TG
157
TCW Group
California
– -$2.2M -241,653 Closed
ARM
158
Adirondack Research & Management
New York
– -$2M -220,115 Closed
WIC
159
Water Island Capital
New York
– -$1.75M -193,067 Closed
AIM
160
ARGA Investment Management
Connecticut
– -$1.65M -181,300 Closed
CCP
161
Centaur Capital Partners
Texas
– -$1.26M -138,500 Closed
MVM
162
McClain Value Management
Connecticut
– -$1.2M -131,604 Closed
PCMI
163
Paradigm Capital Management Inc
New York
– -$1.11M -122,435 Closed
PRCM
164
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
– -$1.05M -115,900 Closed
BCM
165
Bodri Capital Management
California
– -$909K -100,000 Closed
CF
166
CNA Financial
Illinois
– -$852K -93,750 Closed
SI
167
Standard Investments
New York
– -$635K -69,864 Closed
ACP
168
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
– -$607K -66,773 Closed
AIS
169
AlphaOne Investment Services
Pennsylvania
– -$592K -65,100 Closed
TBAM
170
True Bearing Asset Management
California
– -$554K -60,948 Closed
NFA
171
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
– -$552K -60,714 Closed
EVC
172
Eidelman Virant Capital
Missouri
– -$442K -48,667 Closed
SBH
173
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
– -$437K -48,115 Closed
IAM
174
Integre Asset Management
New York
– -$356K -39,218 Closed
GCP
175
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
– -$245K -26,965 Closed
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ARO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

147 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aeropostale Inc (ARO) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $351M — down 55% from $783M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 55 funds closed out of ARO and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 27 holders — while 48 trimmed existing stakes and 54 added.

The largest buyer was State of Michigan Retirement System, opening a new position worth an estimated $23.6M. The largest seller was Eminence Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $38.6M sold.

  • 147 institutional investors held Aeropostale Inc (ARO) as of Q1 2014, down from 174 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $351M of Aeropostale Inc stock for Q1 2014, down 55% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new Aeropostale Inc positions in Q1 2014 and 55 closed out, a net change of -27 holders.
  • The largest Aeropostale Inc buyer in Q1 2014 was State of Michigan Retirement System, an estimated $23.6M added.
  • The largest Aeropostale Inc seller in Q1 2014 was Eminence Capital, an estimated $38.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.