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Aspen Aerogels
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44 hedge funds and large institutions have $72.5M invested in Aspen Aerogels in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

89% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 9

1.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.45% → 74.76% (+1.3%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $70.9M → $72.5M (+$1.6M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

19% less funds holding

Funds holding: 54 → 44 (-10)

57% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 7

Holders
44
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-18.52%
% of All Funds
1.1%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
3
Increased
17
Reduced
9
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$2.04M
2
PCM
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
+$1.25M
3
OCMI
Oaktop Capital Management II
New Jersey
+$918K
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$505K
5
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$500K

Top Sellers

1
AI
Ariel Investments
Illinois
-$730K
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$148K
3
TC
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
-$99K
4
RO
Reservoir Operations
New York
-$85.7K
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$85.2K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GKFF
1
George Kaiser Family Foundation
Oklahoma
$13.1M – – –
RO
2
Reservoir Operations
New York
$12M -$85.7K -20,122 -0.7%
AI
3
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$6.16M -$730K -171,454 -10%
OCMI
4
Oaktop Capital Management II
New Jersey
$4.58M +$918K +215,645 +24%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.16M +$505K +118,491 +13%
HA
6
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$3.82M +$298K +70,000 +8%
Wellington Management Group
7
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$3.81M – – –
TAM
8
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$3.51M +$42.6K +10,000 +1%
TAM
9
Telemark Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.95M +$426K +100,000 +16%
Vanguard Group
10
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.4M +$58.7K +13,784 +2%
BlackRock
11
BlackRock
New York
$2M +$2.04M +479,719 +29,109%
PCM
12
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
$1.74M +$1.25M +292,494 +232%
RA
13
Royce & Associates
New York
$1.72M +$500K +117,397 +40%
NIM
14
Needham Investment Management
New York
$1.42M +$330K +77,500 +29%
California Public Employees Retirement System
15
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.27M – – –
New York State Common Retirement Fund
16
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.26M +$186K +43,683 +17%
Renaissance Technologies
17
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.09M +$124K +29,200 +13%
HP
18
Harvey Partners
New York
$1.06M +$239K +56,000 +28%
BCM
19
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$839K – – –
GIP
20
Granite Investment Partners
California
$823K -$23.6K -5,547 -3%
Wells Fargo
21
Wells Fargo
California
$565K -$85.2K -20,000 -13%
Geode Capital Management
22
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$393K – – –
Morgan Stanley
23
Morgan Stanley
New York
$349K -$1.52K -356 -0.4%
MFIMFI
24
Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income
Illinois
$296K +$65.2K +15,315 +27%
RC
25
RBF Capital
California
$171K – – –
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ASPN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

44 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $72.5M — up 2.3% from $70.9M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of ASPN and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $2.04M. The largest seller was Ariel Investments, cutting an estimated $730K.

  • 44 institutional investors held Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) as of Q1 2017, down from 54 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $72.5M of Aspen Aerogels stock for Q1 2017, up 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Aspen Aerogels positions in Q1 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $2.04M added.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels seller in Q1 2017 was Ariel Investments, an estimated $730K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.