ASPEN AEROGELS INC ASPN
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 04523Y105 · ISIN US04523Y1055
Company in Northborough, United States
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryWholesale-Lumber & Other Construction Materials
- HeadquartersNorthborough, MA
- Founded2001
- Websiteaerogel.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($5.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $11.79. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($5.5m notional), 7 hold puts ($3.2m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 140 |
| Q4 2022 | 164 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $2.4m | $1.4m | 0.56 |
| Q4 2022 | $5.5m | $3.2m | 0.59 |
Biggest buyers
| KIM, LLC | Added | +10.5m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.7m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.3m |
| AWM Investment Company, Inc. | New | +1.3m |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | New | +1.1m |
| AIGH Capital Management LLC | New | +1.0m |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | New | +974.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +938.3k |
| Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C. | New | +789.5k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Added | +766.4k |
Biggest sellers
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -203.7k |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Sold out | -165.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -153.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -131.2k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC | Reduced | -96.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -96.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -95.1k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | -69.4k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -66.7k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -53.1k |
Biggest calls
| ARDSLEY ADVISORY PARTNERS LP | New | $1.2m103.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $1.1m95.0k shares |
| Jetstream Capital LLC | New | $896.0k76.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $637.8k54.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $617.0k52.4k shares |
| G2 Investment Partners Management LLC | Reduced | $353.7k30.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $279.4k23.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $163.9k13.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $140.3k11.9k shares |
| LEVIN CAPITAL STRATEGIES, L.P. | Reduced | $59.0k5.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $1.1m95.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $788.8k66.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $614.0k52.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $586.0k49.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $123.8k10.5k shares |
| Cutler Group LLC / CA | Unchanged | $15.0k4.5k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| HIRSCHMAN ORIN 13G · institution new · filed 2026-10-19 | 8.6% |
| OAKTOP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT II, L.P. 13G · institution no change · filed 2025-05-15 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Wood River Capital, LLC (0.0%, 2026-09-24), NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC (3.9%, 2026-08-13), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 3 | $8.2m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $73.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $30.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-06 | SWEETNAM JAMES E Director | Bought | $30.5k2.7k shares |
| 2022-11-30 | KOCH INDUSTRIES INC +1 10% owner | Bought | $100.0m10.5m shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| KIM, LLC 10.28% of their portfolio | 15.8m $186.1m | Added +10.5m |
| OAKTOP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT II, L.P. 6.74% of their portfolio | 3.2m $37.7m | Unchanged |
| George Kaiser Family Foundation 5.51% of their portfolio | 3.2m $37.3m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.2m $37.3m | Added +1.3m |
| Encompass Capital Advisors LLC 1.92% of their portfolio | 3.0m $35.1m | Added +555.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.4m $28.3m | Added +482.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $26.9m | Added +1.7m |
| Telemark Asset Management, LLC 3.52% of their portfolio | 2.0m $23.2m | Reduced -30.0k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.8m $21.5m | Added +766.4k |
| NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 3.27% of their portfolio | 1.5m $18.1m | Added +549.7k |
| AWM Investment Company, Inc. 2.21% of their portfolio | 1.3m $15.3m | New |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.1m $12.4m | New |
| Cowen Prime Advisors LLC 5.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $12.4m | Added +320.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $12.2m | Added +938.3k |
| AIGH Capital Management LLC 3.90% of their portfolio | 1.0m $11.8m | New |
| J. Goldman & Co LP 0.81% of their portfolio | 974.5k $11.5m | New |
| Samjo Capital LLC 11.24% of their portfolio | 905.0k $10.7m | Added +321.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 826.8k $9.7m | Added +247.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 809.4k $9.5m | Added +217.0k |
| Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C. 2.03% of their portfolio | 789.5k $9.3m | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 772.6k $9.1m | Added +254.2k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 750.0k $8.8m | Not comparable |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 741.3k $8.7m | Added +224.0k |
| ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 694.6k $8.2m | Added +65.8k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 690.5k $8.1m | New |
| Yaupon Capital Management LP 1.42% of their portfolio | 669.9k $7.9m | New |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 609.5k $7.2m | Added +469.4k |
| Redwood Investments, LLC 0.94% of their portfolio | 594.4k $7.0m | Added +112.9k |
| Arosa Capital Management LP 2.10% of their portfolio | 586.7k $6.9m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 580.5k $6.8m | Added +475 |
| G2 Investment Partners Management LLC 2.00% of their portfolio | 571.0k $6.7m | Added +174.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 514.8k $6.1m | Added +42.2k |
| Monashee Investment Management LLC 2.56% of their portfolio | 505.0k $6.0m | New |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 481.8k $5.7m | Reduced -53.1k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 478.7k $5.6m | Added +29.7k |
| Jetstream Capital LLC 11.52% of their portfolio | 430.0k $5.1m | Added +60.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 429.9k $5.1m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 383.7k $4.5m | Added +364.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 382.1k $4.5m | Added +101.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 338.5k $4.0m | Added +12.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 330.9k $3.9m | Reduced -95.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 327.0k $3.9m | Added +26.9k |
| ARDSLEY ADVISORY PARTNERS LP 0.92% of their portfolio | 308.5k $3.6m | New |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 306.1k $3.6m | Reduced -153.2k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 303.8k $3.6m | Reduced -66.7k |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 300.0k $3.5m | New |
| EVR Research LP 1.01% of their portfolio | 275.0k $3.2m | New |
| ZEVENBERGEN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 263.5k $3.1m | Added +36.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 257.6k $3.0m | Reduced -96.8k |
| Worth Venture Partners, LLC 1.75% of their portfolio | 250.2k $3.0m | New |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.83% of their portfolio | 242.9k $2.9m | New |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 238.1k $2.8m | Added +137.6k |
| Clear Sky Carbon Solutions Investment Management, LLC 1.23% of their portfolio | 233.0k $2.7m | Added +38.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 219.3k $2.6m | Reduced -131.2k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 211.2k $2.5m | Added +63.6k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 179.2k $2.1m | Reduced -4.9k |
| Palogic Value Management, L.P. 0.92% of their portfolio | 150.0k $1.8m | First filing |
| Sargent Investment Group, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 148.5k $1.8m | Added +24.4k |
| Trellus Management Company, LLC 2.99% of their portfolio | 146.5k $1.7m | Added +40.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 144.0k $1.7m | Added +15.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.9k $1.6m | Added +58.9k |
| Redwood Grove Capital, LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 133.2k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 131.3k $1.5m | Reduced -7.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.7k $1.4m | Reduced -37.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.5k $1.4m | Added +47.6k |
| Potomac Capital Management, Inc. 1.55% of their portfolio | 105.0k $1.2m | New |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.4k $1.2m | Added +11.4k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 102.2k $1.2m | Reduced -1.4k |
| GREENWOOD CAPITAL ASSOCIATES LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 101.6k $1.2m | Added +11.8k |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 100.8k $1.2m | Reduced -214 |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 97.9k $1.2m | Added +11.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.5k $1.1m | Added +14.5k |
| Bridgewater Advisors Inc. 0.25% of their portfolio | 89.0k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| Alpha Paradigm Partners, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 85.3k $1.0m | New |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.4k $912.7k | Added +10.9k |
| Manatuck Hill Partners, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 75.0k $884.2k | New |
| Caption Management, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 74.0k $872.5k | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.0k $777.7k | Added +47.4k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.2k $757.1k | Added +14.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.8k $752.5k | Added +23.7k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.3k $745.8k | Added +43.5k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.7k $715.8k | Reduced -69.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.1k $586.8k | Added +24.2k |
| Legato Capital Management LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 51.4k $606.6k | New |
| Diametric Capital, LP 0.28% of their portfolio | 49.7k $585.9k | New |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 47.4k $558.5k | Added +13.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.1k $508.0k | Added +15.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.4k $453.0k | Added +1.4k |
| WOODMONT INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 38.0k $448.2k | Added +5.5k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 37.5k $442.5k | Reduced -96.8k |
| ARS Investment Partners, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 37.5k $441.7k | Reduced -750 |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.5k $430.0k | Reduced -6.2k |
| LEVIN CAPITAL STRATEGIES, L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 35.0k $412.6k | Added +19.0k |
| Firsthand Capital Management, Inc. 0.48% of their portfolio | 35.0k $412.6k | Unchanged |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 32.4k $381.7k | New |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.3k $380.3k | Added +31.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.7k $350.0k | New |
| Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 27.9k $329.3k | New |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 27.5k $323.7k | New |
| ADVISORY RESEARCH INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 23.5k $277.1k | Added +3.3k |