Pricesmart
PSMT
170 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.69B invested in Pricesmart in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
41% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 17
39% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 49
16% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.41M | Put options by funds: $4.67M
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 165 → 170 (+5)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.78B → $1.69B (-$91M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$21.2M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$18M |
| 3 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$12.4M |
| 4 |
AII
AGF Investments Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$11.2M |
| 5 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$7.39M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$23.1M |
| 2 |
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
-$15.9M |
| 3 |
DDC
DF Dent & Co
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$11.9M |
| 4 |
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$8.62M |
| 5 |
EC
Everest Capital
Miami,
Florida
|
-$5.27M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WRM
176
Weybosset Research & Management
Province,
Rhode Island
| – | -$2.53M | -27,718 | Closed |
|
|
LCM
177
Landscape Capital Management
Englewood,
New Jersey
| – | -$1.31M | -14,400 | Closed |
|
178
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$538K | -5,900 | Closed |
|
|
TI
179
Trexquant Investment
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$341K | -3,745 | Closed |
|
|
N
180
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$228K | -2,501 | Closed |
|
|
PAM
181
Princeton Alpha Management
Princeton Junction,
New Jersey
| – | -$208K | -2,276 | Closed |
|
|
MCM
182
Manchester Capital Management
Manchester,
Vermont
| – | -$73K | -800 | Closed |
|
183
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
| – | -$51K | -555 | Closed |
|
|
NPC
184
National Planning Corporation
El Segundo,
California
| – | -$44.3K | -484 | Closed |
|
185
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$25K | -273 | Closed |
|
|
AA
186
Apriem Advisors
Irvine,
California
| – | -$18K | -200 | Closed |
|
PSMT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
170 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Pricesmart (PSMT) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1.69B — down 5.1% from $1.78B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new PSMT positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $21.2M. The largest seller was Neuberger Berman Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $23.1M sold.
- 170 institutional investors held Pricesmart (PSMT) as of Q1 2015, up from 165 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $1.69B of Pricesmart stock for Q1 2015, down 5.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new Pricesmart positions in Q1 2015 and 17 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Pricesmart buyer in Q1 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $21.2M added.
- The largest Pricesmart seller in Q1 2015 was Neuberger Berman Group, an estimated $23.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.