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 ($4.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 70.3m as of 2023-10-31, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $8.60. Options: 10 managers hold calls ($14.8m notional), 8 hold puts ($47.3m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 140 |
| Q4 2022 | 164 |
| Q1 2023 | 157 |
| Q2 2023 | 160 |
| Q3 2023 | 160 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 108 | 46 |
| Q1 2023 | 104 | 58 |
| Q2 2023 | 97 | 64 |
| Q3 2023 | 67 | 81 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $5.5m | $3.2m | 0.59 |
| Q1 2023 | $2.1m | $2.7m | 1.27 |
| Q2 2023 | $13.8m | $8.1m | 0.59 |
| Q3 2023 | $14.8m | $47.3m | 3.20 |
Biggest buyers
| AIGH Capital Management LLC | New | +1.8m |
| Samjo Capital LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC | New | +963.6k |
| MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +498.5k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC | Added | +494.7k |
| Worth Venture Partners, LLC | New | +428.4k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Added | +356.5k |
| Harvey Partners, LLC | New | +302.5k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +261.2k |
| NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +260.0k |
Biggest sellers
| AMH Equity Ltd | Reduced | -637.0k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -613.2k |
| ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Reduced | -416.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -398.5k |
| Telemark Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -305.0k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | Reduced | -292.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Reduced | -281.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -275.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Sold out | -227.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -225.7k |
Biggest calls
| ARDSLEY ADVISORY PARTNERS LP | Reduced | $7.3m850.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $5.7m664.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $472.1k54.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $387.0k45.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $348.3k40.5k shares |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $344.0k40.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $135.9k15.8k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $75.7k8.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $16.3k1.9k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| DLD Asset Management, LP | New | $41.3m3.2m shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Reduced | $4.8m560.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $688.9k80.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $383.6k44.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $78.3k9.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $16.0k1.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $14.6k1.7k 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 Q3 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 3 | $550.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-07 | Mitchell Steven R Director | Bought | $49.0k7.5k shares |
| 2023-09-05 | Mitchell Steven R Director | Bought | $308.5k50.0k shares |
| 2023-08-22 | Noetzel Mark L Director | Bought | $22.6k4.0k shares |
| 2023-08-08 | Young Donald R President and CEO, director | Bought | $170.8k25.0k 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, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| KIM, LLC 13.72% of their portfolio | 15.8m $135.7m | Unchanged |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.9m $33.3m | Added +21.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.4m $29.6m | Added +14.0k |
| OAKTOP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT II, L.P. 4.58% of their portfolio | 3.2m $27.5m | Unchanged |
| George Kaiser Family Foundation 5.13% of their portfolio | 3.2m $27.2m | Unchanged |
| Samjo Capital LLC 10.20% of their portfolio | 3.0m $25.9m | Added +1.3m |
| NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 3.70% of their portfolio | 2.5m $21.7m | Added +260.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $19.6m | Reduced -39.6k |
| AIGH Capital Management LLC 7.14% of their portfolio | 1.8m $15.1m | New |
| AWM Investment Company, Inc. 2.11% of their portfolio | 1.7m $14.3m | Unchanged |
| ARDSLEY ADVISORY PARTNERS LP 3.60% of their portfolio | 1.5m $13.3m | Added +33.3k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.5m $12.6m | Added +356.5k |
| Telemark Asset Management, LLC 1.63% of their portfolio | 1.2m $10.8m | Reduced -305.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $10.2m | Reduced -7.3k |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.1m $9.3m | Added +129.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $9.2m | Added +8.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $8.8m | Reduced -136.3k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 963.6k $8.3m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 879.5k $7.6m | Reduced -97.0k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 789.9k $6.8m | Added +24.9k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 750.0k $6.5m | Unchanged |
| Redwood Investments, LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 729.4k $6.3m | Reduced -55.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 667.8k $5.7m | Added +238.2k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 623.1k $5.4m | Added +494.7k |
| ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.84% of their portfolio | 595.1k $5.1m | Reduced -416.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 575.2k $4.9m | Added +261.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 554.7k $4.8m | Reduced -98 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 528.4k $4.5m | Reduced -6.0k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 508.8k $4.4m | Reduced -121.8k |
| MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.84% of their portfolio | 498.5k $4.3m | New |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 478.2k $4.1m | Reduced -18.4k |
| Caption Management, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 430.0k $3.7m | Reduced -172.9k |
| Worth Venture Partners, LLC 2.20% of their portfolio | 428.4k $3.7m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 365.5k $3.1m | Added +3.2k |
| AMH Equity Ltd 4.00% of their portfolio | 363.0k $3.1m | Reduced -637.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 349.0k $3.0m | Added +180.5k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 323.0k $2.8m | Reduced -835 |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.45% of their portfolio | 310.2k $2.7m | Unchanged |
| Harvey Partners, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 302.5k $2.6m | New |
| Palogic Value Management, L.P. 1.27% of their portfolio | 300.0k $2.6m | Added +50.0k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 278.0k $2.4m | Reduced -292.0k |
| ZEVENBERGEN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 274.2k $2.4m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Sargent Investment Group, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 271.7k $2.3m | Added +13.9k |
| SORA INVESTORS LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 250.0k $2.1m | Added +170.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 239.8k $2.1m | Added +226.4k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 220.6k $1.9m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Trellus Management Company, LLC 3.66% of their portfolio | 220.0k $1.9m | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 208.1k $1.8m | Reduced -4.2k |
| Hartree Partners, LP 0.70% of their portfolio | 200.0k $1.7m | Added +90.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 193.0k $1.7m | Reduced -39.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 181.4k $1.6m | Added +3.0k |
| GREENWOOD CAPITAL ASSOCIATES LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 155.5k $1.3m | Reduced -2.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 149.2k $1.3m | Added +4.3k |
| Redwood Grove Capital, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 133.2k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| Potomac Capital Management, Inc. 1.29% of their portfolio | 117.2k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.6k $994.2k | Reduced -21.7k |
| Legato Capital Management LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 107.3k $922.4k | Reduced -5.1k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.2k $861.9k | Added +3.8k |
| Maven Securities LTD 0.09% of their portfolio | 100.0k $860.0k | New |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.0k $825.9k | Reduced -4.3k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.4k $820.1k | Reduced -21.5k |
| Diametric Capital, LP 0.34% of their portfolio | 95.0k $817.4k | Added +53.2k |
| Bouvel Investment Partners, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 90.4k $777.3k | Added +989 |
| DLD Asset Management, LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 88.1k $758.1k | New |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.3k $724.6k | Added +5.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.1k $714.3k | Reduced -46.8k |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 82.9k $712.8k | Added +21.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.6k $701.8k | Reduced -971 |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.6k $658.6k | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.1k $654.6k | Added +1.9k |
| Bridgewater Advisors Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 76.0k $653.6k | Reduced -18.0k |
| LEVIN CAPITAL STRATEGIES, L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 70.6k $607.3k | Added +23.0k |
| Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 68.3k $587.7k | Added +19.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.1k $542.9k | Reduced -275.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.4k $536.5k | Reduced -4.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.3k $536.1k | Reduced -62.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.8k $497.4k | Reduced -281.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.7k $496.3k | Reduced -14.8k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.8k $454.1k | Added +3.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.2k $448.5k | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.3k $441.3k | Reduced -470 |
| WOODMONT INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 47.1k $405.1k | Reduced -3.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.4k $390.5k | Unchanged |
| TOWNSQUARE CAPITAL LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.2k $354.3k | Reduced -5.2k |
| Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. 1.45% of their portfolio | 38.8k $333.6k | New |
| ARS Investment Partners, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 36.4k $313.0k | Reduced -18.8k |
| Firsthand Capital Management, Inc. 0.43% of their portfolio | 35.0k $301.0k | Unchanged |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.0k $300.6k | Reduced -10.5k |
| Nebula Research & Development LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 32.7k $281.5k | Reduced -13.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.4k $278.3k | Added +12.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.9k $265.2k | Added +3 |
| Abbot Financial Management, Inc. 0.16% of their portfolio | 28.1k $241.7k | Unchanged |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.1k $241.5k | Added +3.2k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.5k $228.0k | Unchanged |
| ADVISORY RESEARCH INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 25.8k $222.1k | New |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.5k $219.4k | Added +907 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.6k $211.3k | Added +35 |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.1k $198.2k | Added +9.6k |
| THOMPSON DAVIS & CO., INC. 0.22% of their portfolio | 21.1k $181.0k | Added +5.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.9k $179.4k | Unchanged |