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Aspen Aerogels
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85 hedge funds and large institutions have $482M invested in Aspen Aerogels in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

143% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 7

74% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13.2M | Put options by funds: $7.6M

32% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $366M → $482M (+$116M)

22% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 11 (+2)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 85 (+9)

2.31% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.46% → 83.78% (+2.3%)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 26

Holders
85
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+11.84%
% of All Funds
1.49%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+22.22%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
17
Increased
28
Reduced
26
Closed
7
Calls
$13.2M
Puts
$7.6M
Net Calls
+$5.64M
Net Calls Change
+$5.37M

Top Buyers

1
GIPM
G2 Investment Partners Management
New York
+$11.7M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$8.87M
3
GPCM
Granite Point Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$6.41M
4
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
+$4.44M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$4.08M

Top Sellers

1
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$5.08M
2
TAM
Telemark Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$4.75M
3
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$4.72M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$3.2M
5
SC
Samjo Capital
New York
-$1.85M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FCM
51
Firsthand Capital Management
California
$712K – – –
Bank of America
52
Bank of America
North Carolina
$642K +$567K +26,897 +581%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
53
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$634K +$6.75K +320 +1%
Simplex Trading
54
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$608K +$451K +21,393 +251%
UBS Group
55
UBS Group
Switzerland
$532K -$480K -22,739 -46%
RhumbLine Advisers
56
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$512K -$29.4K -1,395 -5%
Bank of Montreal
57
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$503K +$472K +22,389 +693%
AQR Capital Management
58
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$477K +$214K +10,133 +76%
Wells Fargo
59
Wells Fargo
California
$468K -$548K -25,966 -53%
MAG
60
Millrace Asset Group
Pennsylvania
$448K +$465K +22,045 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
61
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$380K – – –
Barclays
62
Barclays
United Kingdom
$352K +$62.1K +2,944 +21%
WIC
63
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$248K +$257K +12,185 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
64
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$247K -$30.7K -1,456 -11%
MIM
65
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$190K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
66
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$169K +$79.1K +3,750 +82%
HWM
67
HighMark Wealth Management
Minnesota
$163K -$63.3K -3,000 -27%
Group One Trading
68
Group One Trading
Illinois
$163K +$159K +7,538 +1,590%
MLICM
69
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$125K -$5.74K -272 -4%
SM
70
SG3 Management
Puerto Rico
$122K +$127K +6,000 New
MAM
71
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$100K +$102K +4,834 New
DWA
72
Dorsey Wright & Associates
California
$43K +$25.6K +1,215 +135%
Legal & General Group
73
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$38K – – –
AIP
74
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$37K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
75
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$31K -$2.91K -138 -8%
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ASPN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

85 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $482M — up 32% from $366M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new ASPN positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was G2 Investment Partners Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $11.7M. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $5.08M.

  • 85 institutional investors held Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) as of Q1 2021, up from 76 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $482M of Aspen Aerogels stock for Q1 2021, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Aspen Aerogels positions in Q1 2021 and 7 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels buyer in Q1 2021 was G2 Investment Partners Management, an estimated $11.7M added.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels seller in Q1 2021 was State Street, an estimated $5.08M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.