Trading Places is Stockhead’s recap of the buys and sells of ASX small cap shares by fund managers and other famous investors over the last fortnight.

Specifically, Stockhead tracks substantial shareholder movements, being shareholders holding 5 per cent or more of a company’s shares — these can be directors, individual investors, or institutional investors.

Shareholders are required to announce to the exchange when they cross above or below the 5 per cent threshold, as well as any change in their holdings while they remain above 5 per cent.

 

Buyers

Company Code Market Cap Holder Stake Status
Alice Queen AQX $13.9M Morris Family 6.99% Increasing
Mobecom MBM N/A Ditm Holdings 5.70% Becoming
RMG RMG N/A RMG 18.15% Increasing
Oliver's Real Food OLI N/A Pure Asset Management 5.54% Becoming
Oliver's Real Food OLI N/A Gelba - Martin Green 10.38% Increasing
GrainCorp GNC $1.1B Ethical Partners Funds Management 7.64% Increasing
St Barbara SBM $1.3B Schroder 5.64% Becoming
Maggie Beer MBH $129.7M Ellerston Capital 5.39% Increasing
Lynch Group LGL $452.9M Wilson Asset Management 5.51% Becoming
Swoop SF1 N/A William Reid 13.37% Increasing
KGL Resources KGL $278.5M Paradice Investment Management 6.35% Increasing
De Grey DEG $2.0B Invesco 5.19% Becoming
DDH1 DDH $387.4M Wilson Asset Management 5.34% Becoming
Victory Offices VOL $18.0M Hart Capital Partners 6.46% Becoming
Over The Wirre OTW $278.2M Naos Asset Maangement 16.68% Increasing
Atlas Arteria ALX $5.7B Solaris Investment Management 5.27% Becoming
Uscom UCM $25.5M Smart Top Overseas 20.96% Increasing
Wiluna Mining Corporation WMX $154.7M Delphi 37.53% Increasing
Predictive Discovery PDI $97.3M Capital Di 8.75% Increasing
Maggie Beer MBH $140.0M Geoff Wilson 5.56% Increasing
St Barbara SBM $1.3B L1 Capital 6.04% Increasing
Red 5 RED $387.1M Regal Funds Management 6.29% Increasing
Cycliq CYQ $476K Merchant Funds Management 12.49% Increasing
DUG Technology DUG $109.4M Perennial Value Management 14.88% Increasing
Viva Leisure VVA $178.7M Perennial Value Management 7.38% Increasing
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering SXE $129.0M Perennial Value Management 6.44% Increasing
Clean Seas Seafood CSS $74.0M Bonafide Wealth Management 15.50% Increasing
SomnoMed SOM $191.7M TDM Growth Partners 25.83% Increasing
Calix CXL $443.9M Regal Funds Management 6.69% Increasing
Carpentaria Resources CAP $64.5M Regal Funds Management 12.43% Increasing
Jindalee Resources JRL $153.3M Perennial Value Management 5.04% Becoming
Boom Logistics BOL $62.0M Collins St Asset Management 11.70% Increasing
Atlas Arteria ALX $5.9B Pinnacle Investment Management 5.30% Becoming
Equus Mining EQE $26.0M Tribeca Investment Partners 8.84% Increasing
Enero Group EGG $238.3M Regal Funds Management 14.86% Increasing
Cyprium Metal CYM $183.8M Paradice Investment Management 8.52% Increasing
Scout Security SCT $11.1M EGP Capital 9.90% Increasing
3P Learning 3PL $184.1M Viburnum Funds 14.12% Increasing
Zeotech ZEO $100.1M LL&P - Andrew Solomons 6.22% Increasing
Mobilicom MOB $17.9M Psagot Provident Funds 18.89% Increasing
3P Learning 3PL $184.1M Australian Ethical 7.96% Increasing
Victory Offices VOL $18.4M Hart Capital Partners 7.98% Increasing
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Wilson Asset Management is one of the more notable ASX focused fund managers, owning shares in many ASX companies as well as a portfolio of ASX-listed Listed Investment Companies (LICs).

In recent days Wilson Asset Management became a substantial holder of two ASX shares. First, mineral drilling contractor DDH1 Limited (ASX:DDH) which it crossed the threshold with multiple trades adding up to $1.1 million on May 26, and second floral group Lynch (ASX:LGL) which it became a substantial holder of with a $2.3 million trade.

Both companies are relatively new ASX listees that have under-performed since listing but are nearing their IPO prices once more. And Wilson Asset Management has a history of picking late-blooming IPOs having taken a punt on Dusk Group (ASX:DSK) before it went on a run.

Wilson’s boss Geoff Wilson increased his personal stake in food company Maggie Beer (ASX:MBH), buying $1.4 million in shares, and Ellerson Capital bought another $1.38 million. The pair own approximately 5.5 per cent each.

As Oliver’s Real Foods (ASX:OLI) fights for financial and ASX survival, two shareholders made $600,000 trades. Pure Asset Management and Gelba – the investment vehicle of non-executive director Martin Green – upped their stakes.

Mobilicom (ASX:MOB) received its promised $3.65 million investment from Israeli pension fund Psagot which is nearly 19 per cent of the company.

Purchases made by Perennial Value Management included US lithium play Jindalee Resources (ASX:JRL) and supercomputing stock Dug (ASX:DUG).

And Australian Ethical upped its stake in edtech 3P Learning (ASX:3PL) to nearly 8 per cent.

 

Sellers

Company Code Market Cap Holder Current Stake Status
Event Hospitality and Entertainment EVT $2.1B Perpetual 11.53% Decreasing
Retail Food Group RFG $161.4M Regal Funds Management 14.60% Decreasing
Anteris Technologies AVR $46.4M Mercer St Global Opportunities Fund <5% Ceasing
IXUP IXU $133.2M Regal Funds Management 6.94% Decreasing
Lithium Power LPI $58.8M Regal Funds Management 9.73% Decreasing
Great Northern Minerals GNM $15.5M Jetosea 8.51% Decreasing
Janison JAN $177.0M Perennial Value Management 8.60% Decreasing
Hydrix HYD $26.1M Perennial Value Management 6.64% Decreasing
John Lyng Group JLG $977.1M QVG Capital 6.35% Decreasing
Uniti UWL $2.0B QVG Capital 5.22% Decreasing
Calix CXL $443.9M Perennial Value Management 5.58% Decreasing
Lithium Power LPI $58.8M Regal Funds Management 8.41% Decreasing
Vocus Group VOC $3.4B Yarra Managament <5% Ceasing
Tyro Payments TYR $2.0B Fidelity <5% Ceasing
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