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Aspen Aerogels
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38 hedge funds and large institutions have $153M invested in Aspen Aerogels in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 10

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

0.98% less ownership

Funds ownership: 84.66% → 83.68% (-0.98%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 41 → 38 (-3)

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $196M → $153M (-$42.9M)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 11

Holders
38
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-7.32%
% of All Funds
1.01%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
8
Increased
15
Reduced
10
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
PRCM
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
+$1.49M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$686K
3
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
+$683K
4
RO
Reservoir Operations
New York
+$372K
5
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
+$315K

Top Sellers

1
AAM
ACK Asset Management
Connecticut
-$2.06M
2
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$1.23M
3
OA
Omega Advisors
New York
-$779K
4
WJA
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
-$455K
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$454K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$54.2M -$454K -53,558 -0.8%
GKFF
2
George Kaiser Family Foundation
Oklahoma
$25.3M – – –
RO
3
Reservoir Operations
New York
$23.3M +$372K +43,874 +2%
T. Rowe Price Associates
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$11.2M +$9.34K +1,100 +0.1%
GGHC
5
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
$9.49M -$299K -35,251 -3%
PRCM
6
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
$8.3M +$1.49M +175,000 +20%
Wellington Management Group
7
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$6.51M +$686K +80,855 +11%
Federated Hermes
8
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$4.63M -$1.23M -145,010 -20%
California Public Employees Retirement System
9
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.31M – – –
NC
10
NBW Capital
Massachusetts
$1.77M -$23K -2,711 -1%
BFA
11
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$1.28M +$189K +22,219 +16%
Vanguard Group
12
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.01M +$24.5K +2,891 +2%
SC
13
Sculptor Capital
New York
$719K -$57.7K -6,801 -7%
BCM
14
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$642K +$683K +80,508 New
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$436K -$116K -13,693 -20%
BIT
16
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$354K +$857 +101 +0.2%
TCIM
17
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$347K +$315K +37,082 +575%
LBH
18
Lehman Brothers Holdings
New York
$300K – – –
State Street
19
State Street
Massachusetts
$279K +$67.9K +8,000 +30%
GL
20
GLG LLC
New York
$222K -$417K -49,149 -64%
BPC
21
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$153K -$100K -11,799 -38%
TD Asset Management
22
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$125K – – –
BIM
23
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$120K +$6.73K +793 +6%
Charles Schwab
24
Charles Schwab
California
$96K +$102K +12,000 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
25
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$83K +$373 +44 +0.4%
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ASPN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

38 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $153M — down 22% from $196M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of ASPN and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 15 added.

The largest buyer was Pine River Capital Management, adding an estimated $1.49M. The largest seller was ACK Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.06M sold.

  • 38 institutional investors held Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) as of Q4 2014, down from 41 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $153M of Aspen Aerogels stock for Q4 2014, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Aspen Aerogels positions in Q4 2014 and 11 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels buyer in Q4 2014 was Pine River Capital Management, an estimated $1.49M added.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels seller in Q4 2014 was ACK Asset Management, an estimated $2.06M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.