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Aspen Aerogels
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45 hedge funds and large institutions have $78M invested in Aspen Aerogels in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 7

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 5

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $72.5M → $78M (+$5.52M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 44 → 45 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.76% → 74.66% (-0.1%)

Holders
45
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.27%
% of All Funds
1.12%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
6
Increased
12
Reduced
7
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$726K
2
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
+$517K
3
OCMI
Oaktop Capital Management II
New Jersey
+$493K
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$170K
5
HP
Harvey Partners
New York
+$129K

Top Sellers

1
AI
Ariel Investments
Illinois
-$1.65M
2
MFIMFI
Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income
Illinois
-$296K
3
SIM
Spark Investment Management
New York
-$126K
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$97.4K
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$97.3K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
26
Northern Trust
Illinois
$165K – – –
FCM
27
Firsthand Capital Management
California
$156K – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
28
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$124K -$642 -152 -0.5%
Neuberger Berman Group
29
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$89K – – –
SKK
30
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$80K +$76K +18,000 New
Dimensional Fund Advisors
31
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$74K +$69.8K +16,544 New
JMPWA
32
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$69K – – –
QCMC
33
Quantum Capital Management (California)
California
$60K +$13K +3,080 +29%
Millennium Management
34
Millennium Management
New York
$58K +$54.9K +13,000 New
PCM
35
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$51K – – –
TRCT
36
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$41K +$31.3K +7,418 +394%
LTFS
37
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$29K +$27.4K +6,500 New
Bank of America
38
Bank of America
North Carolina
$24K – – –
NFA
39
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$24K – – –
Russell Investments Group
40
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$23K – – –
CPA
41
Cowen Prime Advisors
New York
$20K +$18.6K +4,400 New
UBS Group
42
UBS Group
Switzerland
$19K +$9.65K +2,287 +116%
PS
43
Portfolio Solutions
Michigan
$9K – – –
RFA
44
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$2K – – –
MFIMFI
45
Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income
Illinois
– -$296K -71,412 Closed
SIM
46
Spark Investment Management
New York
– -$126K -30,600 Closed
Citadel Advisors
47
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$43K -10,428 Closed
BGIM
48
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
– -$37K -8,730 Closed
MA
49
MUFG Americas
New York
– -$2K -370 Closed
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ASPN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

45 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $78M — up 7.6% from $72.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new ASPN positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 12 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royce & Associates, adding an estimated $726K. The largest seller was Ariel Investments, cutting an estimated $1.65M.

  • 45 institutional investors held Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) as of Q2 2017, up from 44 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $78M of Aspen Aerogels stock for Q2 2017, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Aspen Aerogels positions in Q2 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels buyer in Q2 2017 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $726K added.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels seller in Q2 2017 was Ariel Investments, an estimated $1.65M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.