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ARO

Aeropostale Inc
ARO

Delisted

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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 11 (0)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 120115 (-5)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 16

Holders
115
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-4.17%
% of All Funds
3.07%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
14
Increased
43
Reduced
39
Closed
16
Calls
$11.3M
Puts
$3.31M
Net Calls
+$7.95M
Net Calls Change
+$3.46M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SCM
1
Scopia Capital Management
New York
$34.4M +$6.52M +2,040,474 +26%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$29.9M +$934K +292,300 +4%
SPM
3
Sycamore Partners Management
New York
$21.7M
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$16.7M +$684K +213,978 +5%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$13.3M +$1.44M +452,009 +13%
SOMRS
6
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$12.9M +$4.83M +1,511,300 +68%
ERM
7
Elm Ridge Management
New York
$11.1M -$640K -200,480 -6%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$7.56M +$19.2K +6,023 +0.3%
JG
9
Jefferies Group
New York
$5.18M +$4.73M +1,480,107 +12,199%
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$5.06M +$106K +33,282 +2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
11
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$4.77M -$5.85K -1,830 -0.1%
Charles Schwab
12
Charles Schwab
California
$3.71M +$872K +272,912 +34%
B
13
BloombergSen
Ontario, Canada
$3.5M +$24.6K +7,696 +0.8%
Susquehanna International Group
14
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.13M +$88.8K +27,799 +3%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.07M +$23.7K +7,424 +0.8%
CIM
16
Contrarius Investment Management
Jersey
$2.74M +$26.7K +8,358 +1%
TCA
17
Taconic Capital Advisors
New York
$2.6M -$1.12M -350,000 -32%
D.E. Shaw & Co
18
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$2.57M +$152K +47,557 +7%
California Public Employees Retirement System
19
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.45M
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.36M +$215K +67,303 +11%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
21
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$2.34M +$1.87M +586,000 +657%
Renaissance Technologies
22
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$2.23M -$2.08M -650,800 -50%
SIM
23
Spark Investment Management
New York
$2.04M -$484K -151,500 -20%
Invesco
24
Invesco
Georgia
$1.92M +$558K +174,786 +46%
Principal Financial Group
25
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$1.7M +$35.1K +10,989 +2%

ARO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

115 of the 3,752 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.