Pricesmart
PSMT
165 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.35B invested in Pricesmart in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
45% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.87M | Put options by funds: $6.81M
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 48
7% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 30
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 167 → 165 (-2)
2% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.01% → 75.01% (-2%)
29% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.9B → $1.35B (-$547M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$49.2M |
| 2 |
EIG
EdgePoint Investment Group
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$46.6M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$8.77M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$8.52M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$4.25M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$74.9M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$71.6M |
| 3 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$19.3M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.29M |
| 5 |
LCOV
London Company of Virginia
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$4M |
PSMT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
165 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Pricesmart (PSMT) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.35B — down 29% from $1.9B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 30 funds closed out of PSMT and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 48 trimmed existing stakes and 53 added.
The largest buyer was Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, adding an estimated $49.2M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $74.9M.
- 165 institutional investors held Pricesmart (PSMT) as of Q4 2018, down from 167 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $1.35B of Pricesmart stock for Q4 2018, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new Pricesmart positions in Q4 2018 and 30 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Pricesmart buyer in Q4 2018 was Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, an estimated $49.2M added.
- The largest Pricesmart seller in Q4 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $74.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.