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ARO

Aeropostale Inc
ARO

Delisted

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

60 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.9M invested in Aeropostale Inc in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

350% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.96M | Put options by funds: $435K

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

23% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7860 (-18)

45% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 29

66% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $31.6M → $10.9M (-$20.7M)

82% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 22

Holders
60
Holders Change
-18
Holders Change %
-23.08%
% of All Funds
1.57%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
4
Increased
16
Reduced
29
Closed
22
Calls
$1.96M
Puts
$435K
Net Calls
+$1.52M
Net Calls Change
+$408K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SCM
1
Scopia Capital Management
New York
$2M -$1.51M -2,747,954 -28%
SPM
2
Sycamore Partners Management
New York
$1.75M
Susquehanna International Group
3
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$976K -$428K -780,940 -18%
ERM
4
Elm Ridge Management
New York
$856K -$73.5K -134,116 -4%
SOMRS
5
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$713K -$334K -610,000 -19%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$612K -$85.3K -155,527 -7%
Renaissance Technologies
7
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$581K +$223K +406,600 +24%
HT
8
HAP Trading
New York
$579K +$1.13M +2,068,005 New
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$417K -$35.8K -65,389 -4%
B
10
BloombergSen
Ontario, Canada
$284K -$1.73K -3,156 -0.3%
California Public Employees Retirement System
11
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$263K +$31K +56,500 +6%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
12
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$214K -$11.7K -21,300 -3%
CIM
13
Contrarius Investment Management
Jersey
$214K
JG
14
Jefferies Group
New York
$144K -$199K -363,130 -41%
Invesco
15
Invesco
Georgia
$138K +$8.79K +16,040 +3%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$114K
QOP
17
Quinn Opportunity Partners
Virginia
$101K +$28.2K +51,400 +17%
Wells Fargo
18
Wells Fargo
California
$77K -$76.2K -138,950 -34%
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$70K -$9.98K -18,214 -7%
CA
20
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$66K +$85.7K +156,267 +195%
Two Sigma Investments
21
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$57K +$80.9K +147,555 +259%
Citadel Advisors
22
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$54K -$167K -305,211 -61%
BFA
23
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$53K +$4.55K +8,305 +5%
Morgan Stanley
24
Morgan Stanley
New York
$50K +$55K +100,377 +133%
Citigroup
25
Citigroup
New York
$49K -$24.4K -44,565 -20%

ARO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

60 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aeropostale Inc (ARO) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $10.9M — down 66% from $31.6M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of ARO and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 18 holders — while 29 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was HAP Trading, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.13M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.91M sold.

  • 60 institutional investors held Aeropostale Inc (ARO) as of Q4 2015, down from 78 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $10.9M of Aeropostale Inc stock for Q4 2015, down 66% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Aeropostale Inc positions in Q4 2015 and 22 closed out, a net change of -18 holders.
  • The largest Aeropostale Inc buyer in Q4 2015 was HAP Trading, an estimated $1.13M added.
  • The largest Aeropostale Inc seller in Q4 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $1.91M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.