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146 hedge funds and large institutions have $286M invested in Cato Corp in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

116% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $675K | Put options by funds: $312K

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 48

0.24% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.11% → 87.36% (+0.24%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 157 → 146 (-11)

32% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $420M → $286M (-$134M)

32% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 31

Holders
146
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-7.01%
% of All Funds
3.25%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
21
Increased
52
Reduced
48
Closed
31
Calls
$675K
Puts
$312K
Net Calls
+$363K
Net Calls Change
+$822K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$4.76M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$4.53M
3
Assenagon Asset Management
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
+$3M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.6M
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$2.33M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Man Group
Man Group
United Kingdom
-$4.78M
2
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
-$4.38M
3
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
-$3.1M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$2.5M
5
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
-$2.48M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MAM
101
Marquette Asset Management
Minnesota
$155K – – –
Pacer Advisors
102
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$154K +$105K +6,120 +130%
VOYA Investment Management
103
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$144K – – –
MIM
104
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$136K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
105
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$129K +$34K +1,972 +28%
OPERF
106
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$124K +$150K +8,688 New
MLICM
107
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$121K – – –
SOADOR
108
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$109K +$1.38K +80 +1%
EP
109
Elkfork Partners
Oregon
$108K – – –
MSA
110
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$101K +$5.29K +307 +5%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
111
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$92K – – –
GHCM
112
Glen Harbor Capital Management
California
$89K – – –
TRSOTSOK
113
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$77K – – –
Bank of Montreal
114
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$72K +$33.2K +1,928 +63%
MCIM
115
Meadow Creek Investment Management
Georgia
$70K – – –
FMT
116
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$69K -$6.38K -370 -7%
QT
117
Quantamental Technologies
New York
$61K +$73.8K +4,284 New
RCM
118
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$56K – – –
FCM
119
Flinton Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$51K – – –
AIP
120
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$29K – – –
Zurich Cantonal Bank
121
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$24K – – –
VCM
122
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$21K +$1.12K +65 +5%
NFG
123
Next Financial Group
Texas
$20K -$2.15K -125 -8%
CFA
124
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$18K – – –
US Bancorp
125
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$17K -$3.14K -182 -13%
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CATO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

146 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cato Corp (CATO) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $286M — down 32% from $420M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 31 funds closed out of CATO and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 48 trimmed existing stakes and 52 added.

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $4.76M. The largest seller was Man Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.78M sold.

  • 146 institutional investors held Cato Corp (CATO) as of Q4 2018, down from 157 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $286M of Cato Corp stock for Q4 2018, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Cato Corp positions in Q4 2018 and 31 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest Cato Corp buyer in Q4 2018 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $4.76M added.
  • The largest Cato Corp seller in Q4 2018 was Man Group, an estimated $4.78M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.