Ardmore Shipping
ASC
90 hedge funds and large institutions have $199M invested in Ardmore Shipping in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
1,219% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $910K | Put options by funds: $69K
17% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 18
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 28
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $187M → $199M (+$11.8M)
3.74% more ownership
Funds ownership: 59.6% → 63.33% (+3.7%)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 87 → 90 (+3)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$7.25M |
| 2 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$6.09M |
| 3 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
+$4.62M |
| 4 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$4.19M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$2.75M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$6.15M |
| 2 |
KCM
Kensico Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$2.66M |
| 3 |
SCM
Suffolk Capital Management
New York
|
-$2.12M |
| 4 |
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
|
-$2.02M |
| 5 |
NIM
NXG Investment Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$1.86M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PP
101
PDT Partners
New York
| – | -$253K | -20,917 | Closed |
|
|
RCM
102
Rotella Capital Management
Bellevue,
Washington
| – | -$178K | -14,699 | Closed |
|
|
CS
103
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$177K | -14,555 | Closed |
|
104
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$152K | -12,303 | Closed |
|
|
JG
105
Jefferies Group
New York
| – | -$47K | -3,884 | Closed |
|
106
Citigroup
New York
| – | -$5K | -404 | -99% |
|
|
NFG
107
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$3K | -300 | Closed |
|
108
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$3K | -274 | Closed |
|
ASC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
90 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ardmore Shipping (ASC) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $199M — up 6.3% from $187M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new ASC positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Royce & Associates, adding an estimated $7.25M. The largest seller was American Century Companies, cutting an estimated $6.15M.
- 90 institutional investors held Ardmore Shipping (ASC) as of Q3 2015, up from 87 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $199M of Ardmore Shipping stock for Q3 2015, up 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new Ardmore Shipping positions in Q3 2015 and 18 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Ardmore Shipping buyer in Q3 2015 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $7.25M added.
- The largest Ardmore Shipping seller in Q3 2015 was American Century Companies, an estimated $6.15M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.