Astec Industries
ASTE
120 hedge funds and large institutions have $655M invested in Astec Industries in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
289% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $358K | Put options by funds: $92K
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 43
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 127 → 120 (-7)
20% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $816M → $655M (-$161M)
31% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 16
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$8.34M |
| 2 |
GI
GAMCO Investors
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$3.92M |
| 3 |
BA
Broadview Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$2.98M |
| 4 |
SBH
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.27M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$2.01M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$11.2M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$9.17M |
| 3 |
AAM
ACK Asset Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$7.53M |
| 4 |
PC
Pier Capital
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$6.9M |
| 5 |
CCM
Cupps Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$6.34M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
126
JP Morgan Chase
New York
| – | -$367K | -8,368 | Closed |
|
|
PP
127
PDT Partners
New York
| – | -$345K | -7,865 | Closed |
|
128
Two Sigma Investments
New York
| – | -$340K | -7,757 | Closed |
|
|
HCM
129
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
| – | -$325K | -7,396 | Closed |
|
130
Goldman Sachs
New York
| – | -$282K | -6,416 | Closed |
|
131
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$220K | -5,003 | Closed |
|
|
NIC
132
Northwest Investment Counselors
Lake Oswego,
Oregon
| – | -$215K | -4,900 | Closed |
|
133
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$197K | -4,500 | Closed |
|
|
VFA
134
Virtus Fund Advisers
Hartford,
Connecticut
| – | -$71K | -1,612 | Closed |
|
|
PAS
135
Partnervest Advisory Services
Santa Barbara,
California
| – | -$66K | -1,500 | Closed |
|
|
EWM
136
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
| – | -$6K | -134 | Closed |
|
ASTE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
120 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Astec Industries (ASTE) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $655M — down 20% from $816M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of ASTE and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 43 trimmed existing stakes and 43 added.
The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $8.34M. The largest seller was Artisan Partners, cutting an estimated $11.2M.
- 120 institutional investors held Astec Industries (ASTE) as of Q3 2014, down from 127 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $655M of Astec Industries stock for Q3 2014, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new Astec Industries positions in Q3 2014 and 16 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest Astec Industries buyer in Q3 2014 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $8.34M added.
- The largest Astec Industries seller in Q3 2014 was Artisan Partners, an estimated $11.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.