Aspen Aerogels
ASPN
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.
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)
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
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$572K |
| 5 |
HP
Harvey Partners
Tarrytown,
New York
|
+$470K |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
RO
Reservoir Operations
New York
|
-$12.7M |
| 2 |
PCM
Perritt Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.02M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$634K |
| 4 |
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Houston,
Texas
|
-$387K |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$157K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BFM
51
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
| – | -$65K | -15,000 | Closed |
|
52
Goldman Sachs
New York
| – | -$63K | -14,379 | Closed |
|
|
NFA
53
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Columbus,
Ohio
| – | -$23K | -5,300 | Closed |
|
54
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$7K | -1,647 | Closed |
|
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.