Astec Industries
ASTE
111 hedge funds and large institutions have $737M invested in Astec Industries in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
51% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $142K | Put options by funds: $94K
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $656M → $737M (+$81.7M)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 41
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 121 → 111 (-10)
62% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 13
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
+$12.3M |
| 2 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$6.19M |
| 3 |
GI
GAMCO Investors
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$4.77M |
| 4 |
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$4.72M |
| 5 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$4.23M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$9.65M |
| 2 |
VDBMI
Van Den Berg Management I
Austin,
Texas
|
-$4.11M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$1.08M |
| 4 |
MDCM
Morgan Dempsey Capital Management
Menomonee Falls,
Wisconsin
|
-$983K |
| 5 |
ACM
Argent Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
-$938K |
ASTE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
111 of the 3,765 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Astec Industries (ASTE) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $737M — up 12% from $656M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of ASTE and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 41 trimmed existing stakes and 41 added.
The largest buyer was DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ), adding an estimated $12.3M. The largest seller was Artisan Partners, cutting an estimated $9.65M.
- 111 institutional investors held Astec Industries (ASTE) as of Q4 2014, down from 121 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $737M of Astec Industries stock for Q4 2014, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new Astec Industries positions in Q4 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest Astec Industries buyer in Q4 2014 was DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ), an estimated $12.3M added.
- The largest Astec Industries seller in Q4 2014 was Artisan Partners, an estimated $9.65M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.