Aspen Aerogels
ASPN
41 hedge funds and large institutions have $196M invested in Aspen Aerogels in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
260% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 5
225% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 4
41% more funds holding
Funds holding: 29 → 41 (+12)
0.39% more ownership
Funds ownership: 84.27% → 84.66% (+0.39%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $214M → $196M (-$17.9M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GGHC
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
|
+$5.81M |
| 2 |
PRCM
Pine River Capital Management
Minnetonka,
Minnesota
|
+$1.83M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.65M |
| 4 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.4M |
| 5 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$841K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$11.9M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$545K |
| 3 |
GL
GLG LLC
New York
|
-$487K |
| 4 |
MF
Magnetar Financial
Evanston,
Illinois
|
-$332K |
| 5 |
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$224K |
ASPN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
41 of the 3,455 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $196M — down 8.3% from $214M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new ASPN positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co, adding an estimated $5.81M. The largest seller was Barclays, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.9M sold.
- 41 institutional investors held Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) as of Q3 2014, up from 29 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $196M of Aspen Aerogels stock for Q3 2014, down 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new Aspen Aerogels positions in Q3 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest Aspen Aerogels buyer in Q3 2014 was Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co, an estimated $5.81M added.
- The largest Aspen Aerogels seller in Q3 2014 was Barclays, an estimated $11.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.