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ARO

Aeropostale Inc
ARO

Delisted

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

172 hedge funds and large institutions have $762M invested in Aeropostale Inc in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 52

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 36

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 173172 (-1)

35% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $762M (-$415M)

39% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $21.1M | Put options by funds: $34.6M

75% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 41 (-3)

Holders
172
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.58%
% of All Funds
5.58%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-75%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
38
Increased
65
Reduced
52
Closed
36
Calls
$21.1M
Puts
$34.6M
Net Calls
-$13.5M
Net Calls Change
-$11.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$109M +$3.35M +282,000 +2%
TCM
2
Tiger Consumer Management
New York
$60.6M +$34.3M +2,888,895 +81%
Wellington Management Group
3
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$43M +$40.2M +3,385,735 +284%
EC
4
Eminence Capital
New York
$39.6M +$14M +1,182,325 +39%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$39.6M +$1.28M +107,736 +3%
SCM
6
Scopia Capital Management
New York
$37.3M -$11.3M -952,702 -19%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$37.3M +$2.7M +227,411 +6%
BFA
8
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$32.2M +$3.37M +284,140 +9%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$21.6M -$1.27M -106,802 -4%
Pzena Investment Management
10
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$20M -$687K -57,875 -3%
SAM
11
Sheffield Asset Management
Illinois
$18.1M -$1.05M -88,422 -4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
12
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$14.9M +$2.05M +172,701 +12%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$14.5M -$542K -45,668 -3%
FCM
14
Freshford Capital Management
New York
$12.4M +$15.7M +1,321,200 New
SLF
15
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$12M -$893K -75,214 -6%
WCM
16
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$11M +$2.41M +203,246 +21%
TAM
17
THB Asset Management
Connecticut
$9.95M +$4.32M +363,770 +52%
HCM
18
Hirzel Capital Management
Texas
$9.51M +$12M +1,011,633 New
VOYA Investment Management
19
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$9.29M -$12.7M -1,066,300 -52%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$8.79M +$199K +16,771 +2%
CIM
21
Contrarius Investment Management
Jersey
$8.42M +$718K +60,499 +7%
Boston Partners
22
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$8.22M +$3.46M +290,971 +50%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$7.31M
RAM
24
Roumell Asset Management
Maryland
$7.2M +$3.2M +269,830 +54%
TCA
25
Taconic Capital Advisors
New York
$6.58M +$8.31M +700,000 New

ARO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

172 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aeropostale Inc (ARO) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $762M — down 35% from $1.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new ARO positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $40.2M. The largest seller was Cambiar Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $31.4M sold.

  • 172 institutional investors held Aeropostale Inc (ARO) as of Q3 2013, down from 173 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $762M of Aeropostale Inc stock for Q3 2013, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new Aeropostale Inc positions in Q3 2013 and 36 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Aeropostale Inc buyer in Q3 2013 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $40.2M added.
  • The largest Aeropostale Inc seller in Q3 2013 was Cambiar Investors, an estimated $31.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.