Cato Corp
CATO
173 hedge funds and large institutions have $912M invested in Cato Corp in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
222% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 9
52% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 48
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 154 → 173 (+19)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0.11% less ownership
Funds ownership: 88.38% → 88.27% (-0.11%)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $975M → $912M (-$62.7M)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $16K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$12.3M |
| 2 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$11.1M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$7.63M |
| 4 |
JIR
James Investment Research
Alpha,
Ohio
|
+$7.48M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$6.03M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$20.5M |
| 2 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
-$13.6M |
| 3 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$12.1M |
| 4 |
NI
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$10.3M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$6.32M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
176
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$2.11M | -50,000 | Closed |
|
|
ERSOT
177
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Austin,
Texas
| – | -$1.86M | -44,000 | Closed |
|
178
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$892K | -21,157 | Closed |
|
|
HCM
179
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
| – | -$273K | -6,463 | Closed |
|
180
Millennium Management
New York
| – | -$270K | -6,398 | Closed |
|
|
GLRA
181
Gerald L. Ray & Associates
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$207K | -4,900 | Closed |
|
|
SKK
182
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$202K | -4,794 | Closed |
|
CATO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
173 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cato Corp (CATO) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $912M — down 6.4% from $975M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new CATO positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 73 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $12.3M. The largest seller was Royce & Associates, cutting an estimated $20.5M.
- 173 institutional investors held Cato Corp (CATO) as of Q1 2015, up from 154 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $912M of Cato Corp stock for Q1 2015, down 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new Cato Corp positions in Q1 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest Cato Corp buyer in Q1 2015 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $12.3M added.
- The largest Cato Corp seller in Q1 2015 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $20.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.