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Aspen Aerogels
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48 hedge funds and large institutions have $81.8M invested in Aspen Aerogels in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 10

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $76.5M → $81.8M (+$5.32M)

3.63% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.52% → 70.9% (-3.6%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 51 → 48 (-3)

43% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 7

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
48
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-5.88%
% of All Funds
1.09%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
4
Increased
15
Reduced
10
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
AIC
AWM Investment Company
New York
+$4.66M
2
CPA
Cowen Prime Advisors
New York
+$4.28M
3
NIM
Needham Investment Management
New York
+$769K
4
EIM
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$572K
5
HP
Harvey Partners
New York
+$470K

Top Sellers

1
RO
Reservoir Operations
New York
-$12.7M
2
PCM
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
-$1.02M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$634K
4
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
-$387K
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$157K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GKFF
1
George Kaiser Family Foundation
Oklahoma
$15.5M – – –
OCMI
2
Oaktop Capital Management II
New Jersey
$6.83M – – –
AI
3
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$5.32M -$21.5K -4,619 -0.4%
AIC
4
AWM Investment Company
New York
$4.88M +$4.66M +1,000,000 New
HA
5
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$4.52M – – –
CPA
6
Cowen Prime Advisors
New York
$4.5M +$4.28M +918,524 +20,876%
TAM
7
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$4.18M – – –
Ameriprise
8
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.15M -$634K -136,030 -14%
TAM
9
Telemark Asset Management
Massachusetts
$3.45M – – –
RA
10
Royce & Associates
New York
$3.42M +$189K +40,662 +6%
NIM
11
Needham Investment Management
New York
$2.93M +$769K +165,000 +38%
Vanguard Group
12
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.84M -$2.08K -447 -0.1%
HP
13
Harvey Partners
New York
$2.34M +$470K +100,900 +27%
BlackRock
14
BlackRock
New York
$2.06M -$157K -33,774 -7%
Renaissance Technologies
15
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.73M +$148K +31,800 +10%
EIM
16
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.52M +$572K +122,757 +65%
California Public Employees Retirement System
17
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.49M – – –
New York State Common Retirement Fund
18
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.48M – – –
QCMC
19
Quantum Capital Management (California)
California
$1.23M +$127K +27,298 +12%
BCM
20
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$1.1M -$387K -83,100 -27%
PCM
21
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
$976K -$1.02M -218,663 -52%
GIP
22
Granite Investment Partners
California
$974K +$351K +75,345 +61%
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$644K – – –
Dimensional Fund Advisors
24
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$634K +$232K +49,773 +62%
Morgan Stanley
25
Morgan Stanley
New York
$533K +$20K +4,286 +4%
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ASPN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

48 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $81.8M — up 7% from $76.5M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of ASPN and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 15 added.

The largest buyer was AWM Investment Company, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.66M. The largest seller was Reservoir Operations, exiting entirely with an estimated $12.7M sold.

  • 48 institutional investors held Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) as of Q4 2017, down from 51 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $81.8M of Aspen Aerogels stock for Q4 2017, up 7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Aspen Aerogels positions in Q4 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels buyer in Q4 2017 was AWM Investment Company, an estimated $4.66M added.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels seller in Q4 2017 was Reservoir Operations, an estimated $12.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.