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Aspen Aerogels
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41 hedge funds and large institutions have $196M invested in Aspen Aerogels in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

260% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 5

225% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 4

41% more funds holding

Funds holding: 29 → 41 (+12)

0.39% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.27% → 84.66% (+0.39%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $214M → $196M (-$17.9M)

Holders
41
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+41.38%
% of All Funds
1.19%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
18
Increased
13
Reduced
4
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GGHC
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
+$5.81M
2
PRCM
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
+$1.83M
3
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$1.65M
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$1.4M
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$841K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$11.9M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$545K
3
GL
GLG LLC
New York
-$487K
4
MF
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
-$332K
5
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
-$224K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
26
Morgan Stanley
New York
$149K +$137K +13,529 +1,062%
BIM
27
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$144K +$144K +14,261 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
28
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$105K +$105K +10,400 New
TRCT
29
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$74K +$577 +57 +0.8%
TCIM
30
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$65K +$65.3K +6,452 New
Ameriprise
31
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$64K +$63.8K +6,300 New
TA
32
Teachers Advisors
New York
$53K +$53.1K +5,247 New
SO
33
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$19K +$19.2K +1,900 New
BA
34
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$19K +$19.3K +1,901 New
NFA
35
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$15K +$15K +1,477 New
RFC
36
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$4K +$4.05K +400 New
TDC
37
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$3K +$2.53K +250 New
Deutsche Bank
38
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3K +$3.05K +301 New
Citigroup
39
Citigroup
New York
$2K +$1.93K +191 +3,820%
Credit Agricole
40
Credit Agricole
France
$2K +$2.03K +200 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
41
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$2 +$2.43K +240 New
Barclays
42
Barclays
United Kingdom
– -$11.9M -1,083,445 Closed
MF
43
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
– -$332K -30,000 Closed
DCM
44
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
– -$224K -20,316 Closed
Tudor Investment Corp
45
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
– -$138K -12,500 Closed
MSE
46
MUFG Securities EMEA
United Kingdom
– -$55.3K -5,000 Closed
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ASPN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

41 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $196M — down 8.3% from $214M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new ASPN positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co, adding an estimated $5.81M. The largest seller was Barclays, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.9M sold.

  • 41 institutional investors held Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) as of Q3 2014, up from 29 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $196M of Aspen Aerogels stock for Q3 2014, down 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new Aspen Aerogels positions in Q3 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels buyer in Q3 2014 was Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co, an estimated $5.81M added.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels seller in Q3 2014 was Barclays, an estimated $11.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.