Pricesmart
PSMT
167 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.85B invested in Pricesmart in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.74B → $1.85B (+$116M)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 57
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 177 → 167 (-10)
21% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.52M | Put options by funds: $1.92M
35% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 26
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$19M |
| 2 |
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$13.1M |
| 3 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$12M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$11.2M |
| 5 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$10.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
-$5.08M |
| 2 |
LCOV
London Company of Virginia
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$4.26M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$2.2M |
| 4 |
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.08M |
| 5 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$2M |
PSMT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
167 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Pricesmart (PSMT) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1.85B — up 6.7% from $1.74B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of PSMT and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 57 trimmed existing stakes and 61 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $19M. The largest seller was Gotham Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.08M sold.
- 167 institutional investors held Pricesmart (PSMT) as of Q1 2016, down from 177 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $1.85B of Pricesmart stock for Q1 2016, up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new Pricesmart positions in Q1 2016 and 26 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
- The largest Pricesmart buyer in Q1 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $19M added.
- The largest Pricesmart seller in Q1 2016 was Gotham Asset Management, an estimated $5.08M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.