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149 hedge funds and large institutions have $841M invested in Cato Corp in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 11

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $792M → $841M (+$49.1M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 146 → 149 (+3)

1.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 88.46% → 87.36% (-1.1%)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 56

Holders
149
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.05%
% of All Funds
3.91%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
48
Reduced
56
Closed
11
Calls
$1K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$1K
Net Calls Change
-$19K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
+$11M
2
TA
Teachers Advisors
New York
+$5.26M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$4.86M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$4.48M
5
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$3.42M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$17.3M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$7.91M
3
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
-$5.11M
4
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$3.68M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$3.19M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
51
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.96M -$196K -5,178 -9%
Morgan Stanley
52
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.86M +$770K +20,388 +68%
ERSOT
53
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$1.84M +$1.89M +50,000 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
54
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.79M +$29.2K +773 +2%
PI
55
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$1.71M -$17.9K -475 -1%
B
56
Bailard
California
$1.69M +$1.73M +45,800 New
US Bancorp
57
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.55M -$2.57K -68 -0.2%
AllianceBernstein
58
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.53M -$20.4K -540 -1%
BG
59
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.41M +$27.6K +731 +2%
Swiss National Bank
60
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.28M – – –
WBC
61
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$1.21M – – –
Millennium Management
62
Millennium Management
New York
$1.06M +$360K +9,531 +50%
CIC
63
Cornercap Investment Counsel
Georgia
$1.04M – – –
American Century Companies
64
American Century Companies
Missouri
$1.01M -$3.68M -97,472 -78%
RFC
65
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$1M -$529K -14,020 -35%
ACA
66
Anchor Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$972K -$26.6K -705 -3%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
67
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$970K – – –
New York State Common Retirement Fund
68
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$968K +$60.4K +1,600 +6%
Comerica Bank
69
Comerica Bank
Texas
$903K -$5.7K -151 -0.6%
FCBT
70
First Citizens Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$901K -$19.7K -523 -2%
HW
71
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$847K +$868K +23,000 New
VRS
72
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$825K – – –
TPSF
73
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$800K -$944 -25 -0.1%
Baird Financial Group
74
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$749K -$32.9K -872 -4%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
75
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$740K +$759K +20,100 New
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CATO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

149 of the 3,813 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cato Corp (CATO) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $841M — up 6.2% from $792M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new CATO positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Columbia Wanger Asset Management, adding an estimated $11M. The largest seller was Royce & Associates, cutting an estimated $17.3M.

  • 149 institutional investors held Cato Corp (CATO) as of Q4 2015, up from 146 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $841M of Cato Corp stock for Q4 2015, up 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Cato Corp positions in Q4 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Cato Corp buyer in Q4 2015 was Columbia Wanger Asset Management, an estimated $11M added.
  • The largest Cato Corp seller in Q4 2015 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $17.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.