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Aspen Aerogels
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38 hedge funds and large institutions have $153M invested in Aspen Aerogels in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 10

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

0.98% less ownership

Funds ownership: 84.66% → 83.68% (-0.98%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 41 → 38 (-3)

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $196M → $153M (-$42.9M)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 11

Holders
38
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-7.32%
% of All Funds
1.01%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
8
Increased
15
Reduced
10
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
PRCM
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
+$1.49M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$686K
3
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
+$683K
4
RO
Reservoir Operations
New York
+$372K
5
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
+$315K

Top Sellers

1
AAM
ACK Asset Management
Connecticut
-$2.06M
2
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$1.23M
3
OA
Omega Advisors
New York
-$779K
4
WJA
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
-$455K
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$454K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TA
26
Teachers Advisors
New York
$75K +$35.3K +4,154 +79%
NFA
27
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$32K +$21.4K +2,517 +170%
AIG
28
American International Group
New York
$28.2K +$30K +3,540 New
Morgan Stanley
29
Morgan Stanley
New York
$21K -$103K -12,150 -82%
BA
30
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$15K – – –
Citigroup
31
Citigroup
New York
$15K +$13.6K +1,602 +817%
UBS Group
32
UBS Group
Switzerland
$5K +$5.19K +612 New
WT
33
Whittier Trust
California
$2K +$1.91K +225 New
Wells Fargo
34
Wells Fargo
California
$2K +$2.21K +261 New
Barclays
35
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2K +$2.72K +320 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
36
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$7 +$5.5K +648 +270%
AAM
37
ACK Asset Management
Connecticut
– -$2.06M -204,100 Closed
OA
38
Omega Advisors
New York
– -$779K -77,300 Closed
WJA
39
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
– -$455K -45,100 Closed
Millennium Management
40
Millennium Management
New York
– -$202K -20,044 Closed
CS
41
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
– -$173K -17,211 Closed
TRCT
42
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$74K -7,310 Closed
Ameriprise
43
Ameriprise
Minnesota
– -$64K -6,300 Closed
SO
44
STRS Ohio
Ohio
– -$19K -1,900 Closed
RFC
45
Russell Frank Company
Washington
– -$4K -400 Closed
Deutsche Bank
46
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$2.53K -298 -99%
TDC
47
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
– -$3K -250 Closed
Credit Agricole
48
Credit Agricole
France
– -$2K -200 Closed
Bank of Montreal
49
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– +$305 +36 New
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ASPN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

38 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $153M — down 22% from $196M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of ASPN and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 15 added.

The largest buyer was Pine River Capital Management, adding an estimated $1.49M. The largest seller was ACK Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.06M sold.

  • 38 institutional investors held Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) as of Q4 2014, down from 41 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $153M of Aspen Aerogels stock for Q4 2014, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Aspen Aerogels positions in Q4 2014 and 11 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels buyer in Q4 2014 was Pine River Capital Management, an estimated $1.49M added.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels seller in Q4 2014 was ACK Asset Management, an estimated $2.06M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.