SpartanNash
SPTN
SPTN was delisted on the 19th of September, 2025.
177 hedge funds and large institutions have $540M invested in SpartanNash in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 10
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 52
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 159 → 177 (+18)
0.7% more ownership
Funds ownership: 86.63% → 87.33% (+0.7%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
14% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $624M → $540M (-$84.6M)
40% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.38M | Put options by funds: $2.29M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$7.11M |
| 2 |
FP
Foundry Partners
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$3.31M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.26M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$2.21M |
| 5 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$2.15M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$3.71M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$3.11M |
| 3 |
PCM
Palisade Capital Management
Fort Lee,
New Jersey
|
-$3M |
| 4 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.08M |
| 5 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$1.7M |
SPTN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
177 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SpartanNash (SPTN) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $540M — down 14% from $624M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new SPTN positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $7.11M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $3.71M.
- 177 institutional investors held SpartanNash (SPTN) as of Q4 2018, up from 159 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $540M of SpartanNash stock for Q4 2018, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new SpartanNash positions in Q4 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest SpartanNash buyer in Q4 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $7.11M added.
- The largest SpartanNash seller in Q4 2018 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $3.71M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.