Pricesmart
PSMT
172 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.32B invested in Pricesmart in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.
32% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 25
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 165 → 172 (+7)
1.48% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.01% → 73.53% (-1.5%)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 59
22% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $90.9M | Capital outflows: $116M
81% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.16M | Put options by funds: $11.2M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EdgePoint Investment Group
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$30.3M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$9.15M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$5.74M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$5.61M |
| 5 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$2.98M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$26.8M |
| 2 |
GW&K Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$18.6M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$12.6M |
| 4 |
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
-$8.99M |
| 5 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$7.01M |
PSMT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
172 of the 4,634 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Pricesmart (PSMT) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $1.32B — down 2.4% from $1.35B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new PSMT positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.
The largest buyer was EdgePoint Investment Group, adding an estimated $30.3M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $26.8M sold.
- 172 institutional investors held Pricesmart (PSMT) as of Q1 2019, up from 165 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $1.32B of Pricesmart stock for Q1 2019, down 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new Pricesmart positions in Q1 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest Pricesmart buyer in Q1 2019 was EdgePoint Investment Group, an estimated $30.3M added.
- The largest Pricesmart seller in Q1 2019 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $26.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.