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Aspen Aerogels
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45 hedge funds and large institutions have $78M invested in Aspen Aerogels in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 7

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 5

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $72.5M → $78M (+$5.52M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 44 → 45 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.76% → 74.66% (-0.1%)

Holders
45
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.27%
% of All Funds
1.12%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
6
Increased
12
Reduced
7
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$726K
2
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
+$517K
3
OCMI
Oaktop Capital Management II
New Jersey
+$493K
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$170K
5
HP
Harvey Partners
New York
+$129K

Top Sellers

1
AI
Ariel Investments
Illinois
-$1.65M
2
MFIMFI
Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income
Illinois
-$296K
3
SIM
Spark Investment Management
New York
-$126K
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$97.4K
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$97.3K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GKFF
1
George Kaiser Family Foundation
Oklahoma
$14.1M – – –
RO
2
Reservoir Operations
New York
$12.8M – – –
OCMI
3
Oaktop Capital Management II
New Jersey
$5.43M +$493K +116,803 +11%
AI
4
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$4.87M -$1.65M -389,875 -26%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.36M -$97.3K -23,042 -2%
HA
6
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$4.13M +$29.8K +7,066 +0.8%
Wellington Management Group
7
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$4.08M – – –
TAM
8
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$3.81M +$39.7K +9,400 +1%
TAM
9
Telemark Asset Management
Massachusetts
$3.17M – – –
RA
10
Royce & Associates
New York
$2.61M +$726K +172,030 +42%
Vanguard Group
11
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.59M +$13.3K +3,158 +0.5%
BlackRock
12
BlackRock
New York
$2.04M -$97.4K -23,061 -5%
PCM
13
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
$1.86M – – –
NIM
14
Needham Investment Management
New York
$1.52M – – –
BCM
15
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$1.45M +$517K +122,500 +61%
California Public Employees Retirement System
16
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.36M – – –
New York State Common Retirement Fund
17
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.35M -$4 -1 -0%
Renaissance Technologies
18
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.35M +$170K +40,200 +15%
HP
19
Harvey Partners
New York
$1.28M +$129K +30,668 +12%
GIP
20
Granite Investment Partners
California
$842K -$38.5K -9,131 -5%
Wells Fargo
21
Wells Fargo
California
$588K -$16.9K -4,000 -3%
Geode Capital Management
22
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$422K – – –
Morgan Stanley
23
Morgan Stanley
New York
$398K +$22.6K +5,355 +6%
MFIM
24
Mesirow Financial Investment Management
Illinois
$330K +$313K +74,141 New
RC
25
RBF Capital
California
$183K – – –
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ASPN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

45 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $78M — up 7.6% from $72.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new ASPN positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 12 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royce & Associates, adding an estimated $726K. The largest seller was Ariel Investments, cutting an estimated $1.65M.

  • 45 institutional investors held Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) as of Q2 2017, up from 44 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $78M of Aspen Aerogels stock for Q2 2017, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Aspen Aerogels positions in Q2 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels buyer in Q2 2017 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $726K added.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels seller in Q2 2017 was Ariel Investments, an estimated $1.65M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.