Cato Corp
CATO
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$4.76M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$4.53M |
| 3 |
Assenagon Asset Management
Senningerberg,
Luxembourg
|
+$3M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$2.6M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$2.33M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Man Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$4.78M |
| 2 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$4.38M |
| 3 |
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Florham Park,
New Jersey
|
-$3.1M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$2.5M |
| 5 |
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
Englewood,
New Jersey
|
-$2.48M |
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.