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Aspen Aerogels
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45 hedge funds and large institutions have $81.9M invested in Aspen Aerogels in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 0 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 8

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $72.1M → $81.9M (+$9.8M)

1.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.31% → 70.01% (-1.3%)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 51 → 45 (-6)

100% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 0 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
45
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-11.76%
% of All Funds
1.03%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
–
Increased
16
Reduced
8
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
AI
Ariel Investments
Illinois
+$2.16M
2
CPA
Cowen Prime Advisors
New York
+$852K
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$257K
4
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$249K
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$184K

Top Sellers

1
AIC
AWM Investment Company
New York
-$1.37M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$946K
3
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
-$747K
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$564K
5
MFIM
Mesirow Financial Investment Management
Illinois
-$326K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GKFF
1
George Kaiser Family Foundation
Oklahoma
$15.5M – – –
AI
2
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$8.12M +$2.16M +454,933 +38%
OCMI
3
Oaktop Capital Management II
New Jersey
$7.34M – – –
CPA
4
Cowen Prime Advisors
New York
$5.88M +$852K +179,539 +18%
TAM
5
Telemark Asset Management
Massachusetts
$5.1M – – –
RA
6
Royce & Associates
New York
$4.37M +$249K +52,376 +6%
TAM
7
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$3.95M – – –
Vanguard Group
8
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$3.84M +$25.2K +5,317 +0.7%
HA
9
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$3.67M -$747K -157,424 -17%
HP
10
Harvey Partners
New York
$2.77M +$71.2K +15,000 +3%
NIM
11
Needham Investment Management
New York
$2.67M -$162K -34,050 -6%
Renaissance Technologies
12
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$2.37M +$257K +54,100 +13%
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.12M -$946K -199,313 -32%
BlackRock
14
BlackRock
New York
$1.92M +$30.1K +6,345 +2%
QCMC
15
Quantum Capital Management (California)
California
$1.71M +$86.2K +18,155 +5%
California Public Employees Retirement System
16
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.5M – – –
New York State Common Retirement Fund
17
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.49M – – –
EIM
18
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.43M +$1.67K +351 +0.1%
PCM
19
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
$980K – – –
Dimensional Fund Advisors
20
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$977K +$184K +38,780 +24%
BCM
21
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$889K – – –
Morgan Stanley
22
Morgan Stanley
New York
$475K +$3.13K +659 +0.7%
Geode Capital Management
23
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$464K – – –
Deutsche Bank
24
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$394K +$87.4K +18,405 +30%
RC
25
RBF Capital
California
$199K – – –
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ASPN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

45 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $81.9M — up 14% from $72.1M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of ASPN and 0 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Ariel Investments, adding an estimated $2.16M. The largest seller was AWM Investment Company, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.37M sold.

  • 45 institutional investors held Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) as of Q2 2018, down from 51 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $81.9M of Aspen Aerogels stock for Q2 2018, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 0 funds opened new Aspen Aerogels positions in Q2 2018 and 6 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels buyer in Q2 2018 was Ariel Investments, an estimated $2.16M added.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels seller in Q2 2018 was AWM Investment Company, an estimated $1.37M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.