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ARO

Aeropostale Inc
ARO

Delisted

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

174 hedge funds and large institutions have $783M invested in Aeropostale Inc in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 (+2)

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 56

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 172174 (+2)

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 31

3% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $40.9M | Put options by funds: $39.7M

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $762M → $783M (+$20.9M)

Holders
174
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.16%
% of All Funds
5.05%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
33
Increased
69
Reduced
56
Closed
31
Calls
$40.9M
Puts
$39.7M
Net Calls
+$1.17M
Net Calls Change
+$14.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$107M +$1.37M +150,000 +1%
TCM
2
Tiger Consumer Management
New York
$58.6M
HCM
3
Hirzel Capital Management
Texas
$43M +$34M +3,717,032 +367%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$41.1M +$2.81M +307,043 +7%
BFA
5
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$38.8M +$7.78M +849,191 +25%
EC
6
Eminence Capital
New York
$38.6M +$322K +35,196 +0.8%
SCM
7
Scopia Capital Management
New York
$36.2M +$43.5K +4,750 +0.1%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$28.4M -$7.79M -850,718 -21%
Pzena Investment Management
9
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$19.5M +$173K +18,890 +0.9%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$18.3M -$2.56M -279,730 -12%
SAM
11
Sheffield Asset Management
Illinois
$16.1M -$1.41M -154,513 -8%
CC
12
Carlson Capital
Texas
$15.9M +$16M +1,750,000 New
Wellington Management Group
13
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$14.3M -$27.5M -3,001,990 -66%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
14
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$13.3M -$1.13M -123,283 -8%
TCIM
15
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$12M +$7.88M +860,323 +189%
Susquehanna International Group
16
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$11.9M +$8.35M +912,334 +232%
WCM
17
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$10.5M -$203K -22,131 -2%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$10.2M -$3.86M -422,051 -27%
AC
19
Amici Capital
New York
$10.1M +$5.61M +612,700 +123%
CIM
20
Contrarius Investment Management
Jersey
$10.1M +$1.94M +212,263 +24%
FCM
21
Freshford Capital Management
New York
$10M -$1.99M -217,295 -16%
SLF
22
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$9.85M -$1.73M -188,536 -15%
TAM
23
THB Asset Management
Connecticut
$9.75M +$124K +13,587 +1%
ERM
24
Elm Ridge Management
New York
$9.44M +$9.51M +1,038,400 New
Boston Partners
25
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$7.99M +$46.2K +5,049 +0.6%

ARO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

174 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aeropostale Inc (ARO) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $783M — up 2.7% from $762M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new ARO positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Hirzel Capital Management, adding an estimated $34M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $27.5M.

  • 174 institutional investors held Aeropostale Inc (ARO) as of Q4 2013, up from 172 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $783M of Aeropostale Inc stock for Q4 2013, up 2.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new Aeropostale Inc positions in Q4 2013 and 31 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Aeropostale Inc buyer in Q4 2013 was Hirzel Capital Management, an estimated $34M added.
  • The largest Aeropostale Inc seller in Q4 2013 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $27.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.