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Aspen Aerogels
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47 hedge funds and large institutions have $112M invested in Aspen Aerogels in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.97% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.18% → 80.15% (+0.97%)

15% less funds holding

Funds holding: 55 → 47 (-8)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 13

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $137M → $112M (-$24.4M)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 16

Holders
47
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-14.55%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
9
Increased
11
Reduced
13
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
CAM
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
+$6.22M
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$4.68M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$2.11M
4
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
+$1.62M
5
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
+$549K

Top Sellers

1
GGHC
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
-$8.53M
2
NCGI
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
-$1.54M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$1.15M
4
CCM
Coe Capital Management
Illinois
-$945K
5
NC
NBW Capital
Massachusetts
-$940K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BG
26
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$284K – – –
Acadian Asset Management
27
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$284K +$323K +46,707 New
Citadel Advisors
28
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$235K +$268K +38,659 New
NIM
29
Needham Investment Management
New York
$214K – – –
Barclays
30
Barclays
United Kingdom
$188K -$145K -20,920 -40%
FCM
31
Firsthand Capital Management
California
$182K – – –
TD Asset Management
32
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$167K +$68.5K +9,900 +56%
Northern Trust
33
Northern Trust
Illinois
$139K – – –
OAM
34
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$131K +$146K +21,139 New
Bank of New York Mellon
35
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$114K – – –
BLA
36
Balter Liquid Alternatives
Massachusetts
$77K +$87.5K +12,646 New
SIM
37
Spark Investment Management
New York
$63K +$72.7K +10,500 New
RC
38
RBF Capital
California
$61K -$104K -15,000 -60%
HIIFS
39
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$21K +$24.2K +3,500 New
BJ
40
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$18K -$2.69K -389 -12%
BIM
41
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$18K – – –
MA
42
MUFG Americas
New York
$12K – – –
RFC
43
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$9K -$2.79K -403 -22%
MTIP
44
Magee Thomson Investment Partners
California
$4K -$872 -126 -15%
AIG
45
American International Group
New York
$3K – – –
CCM
46
Coe Capital Management
Illinois
– -$945K -125,945 Closed
Jane Street
47
Jane Street
New York
– -$308K -41,020 Closed
TC
48
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$216K -28,793 Closed
Millennium Management
49
Millennium Management
New York
– -$206K -27,520 Closed
VKH
50
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$160K -21,335 Closed
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ASPN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

47 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $112M — down 18% from $137M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of ASPN and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 13 trimmed existing stakes and 11 added.

The largest buyer was Cortina Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.22M. The largest seller was Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co, cutting an estimated $8.53M.

  • 47 institutional investors held Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) as of Q4 2015, down from 55 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $112M of Aspen Aerogels stock for Q4 2015, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Aspen Aerogels positions in Q4 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels buyer in Q4 2015 was Cortina Asset Management, an estimated $6.22M added.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels seller in Q4 2015 was Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co, an estimated $8.53M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.