Cato Corp
CATO
144 hedge funds and large institutions have $312M invested in Cato Corp in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $269M → $312M (+$42.5M)
6% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $171K | Put options by funds: $162K
1.84% less ownership
Funds ownership: 85.98% → 84.14% (-1.8%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 147 → 144 (-3)
12% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 26
24% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 58
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Assenagon Asset Management
Senningerberg,
Luxembourg
|
+$1.97M |
| 2 |
SCA
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
|
+$1.84M |
| 3 |
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.84M |
| 4 |
SBH
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.7M |
| 5 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$4.17M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$3.31M |
| 3 |
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
|
-$2.87M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$2.36M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$2.3M |
CATO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
144 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cato Corp (CATO) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $312M — up 16% from $269M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of CATO and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 58 trimmed existing stakes and 44 added.
The largest buyer was Assenagon Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.97M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $4.17M.
- 144 institutional investors held Cato Corp (CATO) as of Q4 2017, down from 147 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $312M of Cato Corp stock for Q4 2017, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new Cato Corp positions in Q4 2017 and 26 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Cato Corp buyer in Q4 2017 was Assenagon Asset Management, an estimated $1.97M added.
- The largest Cato Corp seller in Q4 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.17M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.