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Aspen Aerogels
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44 hedge funds and large institutions have $72.5M invested in Aspen Aerogels in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

89% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 9

1.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.45% → 74.76% (+1.3%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $70.9M → $72.5M (+$1.6M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

19% less funds holding

Funds holding: 54 → 44 (-10)

57% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 7

Holders
44
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-18.52%
% of All Funds
1.1%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
3
Increased
17
Reduced
9
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$2.04M
2
PCM
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
+$1.25M
3
OCMI
Oaktop Capital Management II
New Jersey
+$918K
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$505K
5
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$500K

Top Sellers

1
AI
Ariel Investments
Illinois
-$730K
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$148K
3
TC
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
-$99K
4
RO
Reservoir Operations
New York
-$85.7K
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$85.2K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
26
Northern Trust
Illinois
$153K +$56.7K +13,320 +56%
FCM
27
Firsthand Capital Management
California
$145K – – –
SIM
28
Spark Investment Management
New York
$126K +$84.8K +19,900 +186%
Bank of New York Mellon
29
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$116K -$4 -1 -0%
Neuberger Berman Group
30
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$83K +$85.2K +20,000 New
JMPWA
31
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$64K – – –
PCM
32
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$48K – – –
QCMC
33
Quantum Capital Management (California)
California
$43K – – –
Citadel Advisors
34
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$43K +$44.4K +10,428 New
BGIM
35
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$37K -$43 -10 -0.1%
Bank of America
36
Bank of America
North Carolina
$23K – – –
Russell Investments Group
37
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$22K -$2.56K -600 -10%
NFA
38
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$22K – – –
UBS Group
39
UBS Group
Switzerland
$8K -$5.61K -1,316 -40%
TRCT
40
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$8K +$3.39K +795 +73%
PS
41
Portfolio Solutions
Michigan
$8K +$8.6K +2,020 New
MA
42
MUFG Americas
New York
$2K – – –
RFA
43
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$2K – – –
Millennium Management
44
Millennium Management
New York
– -$148K -35,746 Closed
TC
45
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$99K -24,060 Closed
Deutsche Bank
46
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$65K -15,742 Closed
EA
47
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
– -$53K -12,882 Closed
VKH
48
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$43K -10,490 Closed
AG
49
Advisor Group
Arizona
– -$2K -500 Closed
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ASPN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

44 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $72.5M — up 2.3% from $70.9M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of ASPN and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $2.04M. The largest seller was Ariel Investments, cutting an estimated $730K.

  • 44 institutional investors held Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) as of Q1 2017, down from 54 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $72.5M of Aspen Aerogels stock for Q1 2017, up 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Aspen Aerogels positions in Q1 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $2.04M added.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels seller in Q1 2017 was Ariel Investments, an estimated $730K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.