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Aspen Aerogels
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45 hedge funds and large institutions have $81.9M invested in Aspen Aerogels in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 0 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 8

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $72.1M → $81.9M (+$9.8M)

1.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.31% → 70.01% (-1.3%)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 51 → 45 (-6)

100% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 0 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
45
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-11.76%
% of All Funds
1.03%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
–
Increased
16
Reduced
8
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
AI
Ariel Investments
Illinois
+$2.16M
2
CPA
Cowen Prime Advisors
New York
+$852K
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$257K
4
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$249K
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$184K

Top Sellers

1
AIC
AWM Investment Company
New York
-$1.37M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$946K
3
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
-$747K
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$564K
5
MFIM
Mesirow Financial Investment Management
Illinois
-$326K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
26
Northern Trust
Illinois
$196K +$954 +201 +0.5%
GS
27
Gagnon Securities
New York
$193K -$1.75K -369 -0.9%
Prudential Financial
28
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$186K +$68.8K +14,500 +62%
FCM
29
Firsthand Capital Management
California
$172K – – –
WIC
30
Whitegate Investment Counselors
New Hampshire
$142K – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
31
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$131K – – –
GIP
32
Granite Investment Partners
California
$123K -$222K -46,689 -65%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
33
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$108K – – –
State Street
34
State Street
Massachusetts
$105K +$20.3K +4,281 +25%
Neuberger Berman Group
35
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$98K – – –
JMPWA
36
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$76K – – –
BGIM
37
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$68K – – –
PCM
38
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$56K – – –
Acadian Asset Management
39
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$29K +$21.7K +4,579 +328%
Bank of America
40
Bank of America
North Carolina
$27K – – –
Russell Investments Group
41
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$24K -$1.9K -400 -8%
TRCT
42
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$18K -$28K -5,902 -61%
LTFS
43
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$9K – – –
UBS Group
44
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7K -$8.28K -1,743 -56%
RFA
45
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$2K – – –
AIC
46
AWM Investment Company
New York
– -$1.37M -320,264 Closed
Wells Fargo
47
Wells Fargo
California
– -$564K -132,000 Closed
MFIM
48
Mesirow Financial Investment Management
Illinois
– -$326K -76,327 Closed
JP Morgan Chase
49
JP Morgan Chase
New York
– -$134K -31,317 Closed
PS
50
Portfolio Solutions
Michigan
– -$9K -2,020 Closed
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ASPN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

45 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $81.9M — up 14% from $72.1M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of ASPN and 0 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Ariel Investments, adding an estimated $2.16M. The largest seller was AWM Investment Company, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.37M sold.

  • 45 institutional investors held Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) as of Q2 2018, down from 51 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $81.9M of Aspen Aerogels stock for Q2 2018, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 0 funds opened new Aspen Aerogels positions in Q2 2018 and 6 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels buyer in Q2 2018 was Ariel Investments, an estimated $2.16M added.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels seller in Q2 2018 was AWM Investment Company, an estimated $1.37M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.