Cato Corp
CATO
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.
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 (-$32.2M)
27% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 26
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$11.7M |
| 2 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$2.21M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$1.5M |
| 4 |
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.3M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.23M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$5.81M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$5.54M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.74M |
| 4 |
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 4,364 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.