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Cato Corp
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136 hedge funds and large institutions have $279M invested in Cato Corp in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

54% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.01M | Put options by funds: $653K

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 41

1.9% less ownership

Funds ownership: 84.14% → 82.25% (-1.9%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 144 → 136 (-8)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $312M → $279M (-$32.4M)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 26

Holders
136
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-5.56%
% of All Funds
3.11%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
19
Increased
49
Reduced
41
Closed
26
Calls
$1.01M
Puts
$653K
Net Calls
+$353K
Net Calls Change
+$344K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$11.7M
2
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
+$2.21M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$1.5M
4
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$1.3M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$1.23M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
-$5.81M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$5.54M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.74M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.38M
5
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
-$2.27M

CATO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

136 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cato Corp (CATO) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $279M — down 10% from $312M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of CATO and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 41 trimmed existing stakes and 49 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $11.7M. The largest seller was Brown Advisory, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.81M sold.

  • 136 institutional investors held Cato Corp (CATO) as of Q1 2018, down from 144 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $279M of Cato Corp stock for Q1 2018, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Cato Corp positions in Q1 2018 and 26 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Cato Corp buyer in Q1 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $11.7M added.
  • The largest Cato Corp seller in Q1 2018 was Brown Advisory, an estimated $5.81M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.