Pricesmart
PSMT
164 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.13B invested in Pricesmart in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
101% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.42M | Put options by funds: $2.2M
57% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 14
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.01B → $2.13B (+$123M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 158 → 164 (+6)
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 51
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
1.68% less ownership
Funds ownership: 79.08% → 77.4% (-1.7%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$40.4M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$9.92M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$6.66M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$6.3M |
| 5 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$5.84M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$43.4M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$30.4M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$15.3M |
| 4 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$14M |
| 5 |
LOAMS
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland)
Petit-Lancy,
Switzerland
|
-$6.96M |
PSMT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
164 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Pricesmart (PSMT) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $2.13B — up 6.1% from $2.01B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new PSMT positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, adding an estimated $40.4M. The largest seller was Bank of Montreal, cutting an estimated $43.4M.
- 164 institutional investors held Pricesmart (PSMT) as of Q2 2018, up from 158 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $2.13B of Pricesmart stock for Q2 2018, up 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new Pricesmart positions in Q2 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest Pricesmart buyer in Q2 2018 was Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, an estimated $40.4M added.
- The largest Pricesmart seller in Q2 2018 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $43.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.