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163 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.72B invested in Pricesmart in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19.8M | Put options by funds: $12.6M

51% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.14B → $1.72B (+$582M)

46% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 41

32% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 28

6.42% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.19% → 79.61% (+6.4%)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 155 → 163 (+8)

Holders
163
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+5.16%
% of All Funds
3.57%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
37
Increased
60
Reduced
41
Closed
28
Calls
$19.8M
Puts
$12.6M
Net Calls
+$7.18M
Net Calls Change
+$9.12M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$112M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$11.7M
3
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
+$10.9M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$10.8M
5
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
+$9.31M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Baillie Gifford & Co
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
-$19.1M
2
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
-$14.5M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$14.3M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$8.58M
5
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$4.96M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WG
51
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$2.08M +$1.77M +29,262 New
SG Americas Securities
52
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.86M -$657K -10,835 -29%
ASRS
53
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$1.83M +$1.56M +25,800 New
First Trust Advisors
54
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.83M +$654K +10,792 +72%
Allianz Asset Management
55
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.8M +$1.53M +25,268 New
RFC
56
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$1.76M -$97.3K -1,606 -6%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
57
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.66M – – –
Simplex Trading
58
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$1.66M +$1.38M +22,733 +3,524%
SEI Investments
59
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.63M – – –
ARTA
60
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$1.6M +$612K +10,100 +81%
UBS AM
61
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.59M +$451K +7,449 +50%
CS
62
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.56M +$105K +1,735 +9%
Comerica Bank
63
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.51M +$1.31M +21,658 New
OAM
64
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.5M +$665K +10,971 +108%
WIM
65
Wittenberg Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.39M -$449K -7,407 -27%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
66
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.26M +$1.07M +17,724 New
Holocene Advisors
67
Holocene Advisors
New York
$1.23M +$433K +7,138 +71%
SOADOR
68
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$1.22M +$1.04M +17,150 New
AIG
69
American International Group
New York
$1.18M +$143K +2,352 +16%
Citigroup
70
Citigroup
New York
$1.18M +$176K +2,899 +21%
Squarepoint
71
Squarepoint
New York
$1.12M -$698K -11,524 -42%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
72
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.03M -$13.7K -226 -2%
DADC
73
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.03M +$79.4K +1,310 +10%
SRAM
74
Stone Ridge Asset Management
New York
$933K +$72.7K +1,200 +10%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
75
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$861K +$735K +12,122 New
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PSMT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

163 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Pricesmart (PSMT) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $1.72B — up 51% from $1.14B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new PSMT positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 60 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $112M. The largest seller was Baillie Gifford & Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $19.1M sold.

  • 163 institutional investors held Pricesmart (PSMT) as of Q3 2019, up from 155 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.72B of Pricesmart stock for Q3 2019, up 51% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new Pricesmart positions in Q3 2019 and 28 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Pricesmart buyer in Q3 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $112M added.
  • The largest Pricesmart seller in Q3 2019 was Baillie Gifford & Co, an estimated $19.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.