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Aspen Aerogels
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48 hedge funds and large institutions have $81.8M invested in Aspen Aerogels in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 10

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $76.5M → $81.8M (+$5.32M)

3.63% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.52% → 70.9% (-3.6%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 51 → 48 (-3)

43% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 7

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
48
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-5.88%
% of All Funds
1.09%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
4
Increased
15
Reduced
10
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
AIC
AWM Investment Company
New York
+$4.66M
2
CPA
Cowen Prime Advisors
New York
+$4.28M
3
NIM
Needham Investment Management
New York
+$769K
4
EIM
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$572K
5
HP
Harvey Partners
New York
+$470K

Top Sellers

1
RO
Reservoir Operations
New York
-$12.7M
2
PCM
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
-$1.02M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$634K
4
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
-$387K
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$157K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Geode Capital Management
26
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$462K – – –
MFIM
27
Mesirow Financial Investment Management
Illinois
$378K +$6.34K +1,362 +2%
RC
28
RBF Capital
California
$201K – – –
Northern Trust
29
Northern Trust
Illinois
$181K – – –
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
30
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$179K +$24.7K +5,300 +17%
FCM
31
Firsthand Capital Management
California
$171K – – –
Millennium Management
32
Millennium Management
New York
$151K +$144K +30,945 New
JP Morgan Chase
33
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$138K +$132K +28,309 New
Bank of New York Mellon
34
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$134K -$1.86K -399 -1%
Deutsche Bank
35
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$132K +$76.5K +16,430 +154%
Neuberger Berman Group
36
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$98K – – –
BGIM
37
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$82K +$11.2K +2,414 +17%
JMPWA
38
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$75K – – –
PCM
39
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$56K – – –
Macquarie Group
40
Macquarie Group
Australia
$31K +$29.8K +6,401 New
TRCT
41
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$28K +$391 +84 +1%
Bank of America
42
Bank of America
North Carolina
$27K – – –
Russell Investments Group
43
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$26K – – –
LTFS
44
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$10K -$11.6K -2,500 -56%
PS
45
Portfolio Solutions
Michigan
$10K – – –
UBS Group
46
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7K -$3.27K -701 -34%
Acadian Asset Management
47
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$3K -$22.6K -4,851 -87%
RFA
48
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$2K – – –
RO
49
Reservoir Operations
New York
– -$12.7M -2,908,270 Closed
SKK
50
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
– -$76K -18,000 Closed
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ASPN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

48 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $81.8M — up 7% from $76.5M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of ASPN and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 15 added.

The largest buyer was AWM Investment Company, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.66M. The largest seller was Reservoir Operations, exiting entirely with an estimated $12.7M sold.

  • 48 institutional investors held Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) as of Q4 2017, down from 51 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $81.8M of Aspen Aerogels stock for Q4 2017, up 7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Aspen Aerogels positions in Q4 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels buyer in Q4 2017 was AWM Investment Company, an estimated $4.66M added.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels seller in Q4 2017 was Reservoir Operations, an estimated $12.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.