Royce & Associates Discloses Moves Into Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Analogic Corporation (ALOG), Ames National Corporation (ATLO), & More

Royce & Associates, a fund managed by Chuck Royce, has reported in several new filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission tweaking several of the holdings from its equity portfolio. The moves involve companies as Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT), Analogic Corporation (NASDAQ:ALOG), Ames National Corporation (NASDAQ:ATLO), and several others.

In Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT), Royce disclosed holding around 4.0 million shared, down from 4.09 million held at the end of September, as revealed in the fund’s latest 13F. The position owned by the fund amasses 9.5% of the company’s stock.

Cliff Asness’ Aqr Capital Management is another shareholder of Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT). Aqr, in its latest 13F, revealed owning 145,100 shares of the company, with a reported value of $7.47 million,

The next is Analogic Corporation (NASDAQ:ALOG), Royce increased its stake to some 630,600 shares, from 521,400 shared held previously. The holding represents 5.1% of Analogic’s common stock.

In the latest round of 13F filings, Israel Englander’s Millennium Management has been also bullish on Analogic Corporation (NASDAQ:ALOG), upping its holding by 28% over the quarter, to a total of 112,800 shares, worth $9.33 million.

Royce has reported owning approximately 480,900 shares of Ames National Corporation (NASDAQ:ATLO), which represent 5.2% of the company’s stock. The position picked up from around 470,700 shares owned by the fund in the third quarter of last year.

Out of the funds we track, another one that revealed ownership of Ames National Corporation (NASDAQ:ATLO) shares is Renaissance Technologies, led by Jim Simons. The fund disclosed a $264,000 stake, which contains 11,800 shares.

Royce & Associates has been bullish on America’s Car-Mart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRMT), and raised its exposure to some 795,000 shares, from 584,400 shares held earlier. Currently, Royce’s stake amasses 8.82% of America’s Car-Mart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRMT) common stock.

Another investor that raised its holding in America’s Car-Mart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRMT) is Brian Bares‘ Bares Capital Management, which last month upped its stake to 950,000 shares, from 603,000 held earlier.

In American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO), the fund has cut its position to 12.08 million shares, from 13.25 million, disclosed in the fund’s latest 13F. The stake now amasses 6.3% of American Eagle Outfitters’ common stock.

The aforementioned Aqr Capital Management, and Renaissance Technologies, are also shareholders of American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO), in the latest round of 13F filings, disclosing ownership of 2.06 million shares, and 1.66 million shares respectively.

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