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177 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.74B invested in Pricesmart in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

37% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 19

29% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.05M | Put options by funds: $1.59M

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.62B → $1.74B (+$116M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 171 → 177 (+6)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 58

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
177
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+3.51%
% of All Funds
4.64%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
26
Increased
59
Reduced
58
Closed
19
Calls
$2.05M
Puts
$1.59M
Net Calls
+$462K
Net Calls Change
-$576K

Top Buyers

1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$45.9M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$12.2M
3
BG
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
+$6.56M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$5.75M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$2.68M

Top Sellers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$22.7M
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$10.4M
3
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
-$7.8M
4
LCOV
London Company of Virginia
Virginia
-$7.44M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$7.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
T. Rowe Price Associates
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$312M -$22.7M -261,270 -7%
LCOV
2
London Company of Virginia
Virginia
$178M -$7.44M -85,679 -4%
Baillie Gifford & Co
3
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$114M -$3.82M -43,995 -3%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$113M +$2.4M +27,640 +2%
Fidelity Investments
5
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$105M +$5.75M +66,236 +6%
Wellington Management Group
6
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$92.4M -$1.25M -14,369 -1%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
7
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$80.8M -$499K -5,749 -0.6%
Bank of Montreal
8
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$48.1M -$1.7M -19,576 -3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
9
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$45.3M +$1.05M +12,139 +2%
Massachusetts Financial Services
10
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$43.9M +$45.9M +528,723 New
BFA
11
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$40.2M +$1.73M +19,878 +4%
BIT
12
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$39.5M -$159K -1,835 -0.4%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$33.3M +$397K +4,571 +1%
State Street
14
State Street
Massachusetts
$33.2M -$3.07M -35,375 -8%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$29.4M -$1.29M -14,902 -4%
TIM
16
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$27.2M -$667K -7,681 -2%
WA
17
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$26.7M +$2.28M +26,305 +9%
Artisan Partners
18
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$23.1M -$700K -8,067 -3%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$18.3M – – –
Morgan Stanley
20
Morgan Stanley
New York
$13.3M +$12.2M +140,434 +724%
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$13.2M -$1.47M -16,910 -10%
Wells Fargo
22
Wells Fargo
California
$13.2M +$659K +7,587 +5%
Brown Advisory
23
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$12.4M +$496K +5,717 +4%
GKIM
24
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$11.7M +$56K +645 +0.5%
NC
25
Nicholas Company
Wisconsin
$11.7M – – –
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PSMT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

177 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Pricesmart (PSMT) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.74B — up 7.2% from $1.62B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new PSMT positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 58 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Massachusetts Financial Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $45.9M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $22.7M.

  • 177 institutional investors held Pricesmart (PSMT) as of Q4 2015, up from 171 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.74B of Pricesmart stock for Q4 2015, up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new Pricesmart positions in Q4 2015 and 19 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Pricesmart buyer in Q4 2015 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $45.9M added.
  • The largest Pricesmart seller in Q4 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $22.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.