Pricesmart
PSMT
181 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.86B invested in Pricesmart in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
127% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 15
72.98% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 72.98% (+73%)
33% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.1M | Put options by funds: $1.59M
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 165 → 181 (+16)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.87B → $1.86B (-$14.6M)
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 63
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$25.4M |
| 2 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$18.8M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$10.8M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$9.14M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$8.98M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LCOV
London Company of Virginia
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$46.3M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$30.3M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$12M |
| 4 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$9.68M |
| 5 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$9.34M |
PSMT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
181 of the 4,008 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Pricesmart (PSMT) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.86B — down 0.78% from $1.87B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new PSMT positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 63 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $25.4M. The largest seller was London Company of Virginia, cutting an estimated $46.3M.
- 181 institutional investors held Pricesmart (PSMT) as of Q4 2016, up from 165 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $1.86B of Pricesmart stock for Q4 2016, down 0.78% quarter-over-quarter.
- 34 funds opened new Pricesmart positions in Q4 2016 and 15 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest Pricesmart buyer in Q4 2016 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $25.4M added.
- The largest Pricesmart seller in Q4 2016 was London Company of Virginia, an estimated $46.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.