Astec Industries

ASTE • NASDAQ

Astec Industries is a agricultural - machinery company in the industrials sector on NASDAQ, led by Jaco van der Merwe, with a market cap of $1.1B. As of Q3 2025, 99% of shares are held by 205 institutional investors, with BlackRock, Inc. as the largest holder at 16.07%.

President and Chief Executive OfficerJaco van der Merwe

Market Cap$1.1B

Agricultural - Machinery

Industrials

Employees4.3K

Websiteastecindustries.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in ASTE as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $1.1B

All Institutions

Institutions: 205
Value Held: $1.1B
Shares Held: 22.6M
Avg Position: $5.3M
Median Position: $587.2K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 21
Value Held: $73.2M
Shares Held: 1.5M
Avg Position: $3.5M
Median Position: $870.5K

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

92.06%

$1.0B

Hedge Funds

6.65%

$73.2M

Retail & Other

1.29%

$14.2M

Based on market cap of $1.1B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in ASTE as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$177.0M 0.00% of portfolio	16.07% 3.7M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$5.67T
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$121.0M 0.00% of portfolio	10.99% 2.5M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$6.69T
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	David Paul Butler CEO	$67.9M 0.01% of portfolio	6.17% 1.4M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$466.32B
G GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL Institution	-	$58.3M 0.57% of portfolio	5.30% 1.2M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$10.3B
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	David Craig Brown CEO	$49.2M 0.03% of portfolio	4.47% 1.0M shares	Q3 2019 Held for 6y 2m	$158.22B
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$42.5M 0.00% of portfolio	3.86% 882.0K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$2.88T
M MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. Institution	-	$39.4M 0.06% of portfolio	3.58% 818.0K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$61.8B
ACK Asset Management LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	John Henry Reilly Managing Partner	$33.8M 4.02% of portfolio	3.07% 701.5K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$839.5M
A AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Institution	-	$32.3M 0.02% of portfolio	2.94% 672.0K shares	Q1 2020 Held for 5y 8m	$195.93B
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$27.8M 0.00% of portfolio	2.53% 578.5K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.57T

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for ASTE in Q3 2025

Traded: +$33.3M
Buyers: 111
Sellers: 96
Total Bought: +$114.2M
Total Sold: −$81.0M
Avg Position: $4.7M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
ACK Asset Management LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	+$33.8M +701.5K shares	$33.8M 701.5K shares
PENN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO INC Long Only Manager	+$10.1M +209.5K shares	$10.1M 209.5K shares
H Harvey Partners, LLC Institution	+$7.9M +163.2K shares	$24.1M 501.0K shares
N NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND Institution	+$6.5M +134.9K shares	$6.9M 142.4K shares
A AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Institution	+$6.4M +132.1K shares	$32.3M 672.0K shares
Q Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Institution	+$4.7M +98.6K shares	$6.6M 137.0K shares
B BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	+$3.4M +70.0K shares	$3.4M 70.0K shares
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$2.7M +56.7K shares	$2.7M 56.7K shares
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC Institution	+$2.7M +55.2K shares	$5.5M 114.1K shares
SCHWAB CHARLES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	+$2.2M +45.0K shares	$18.5M 383.9K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	−$25.9M −538.8K shares	$49.2M 1.0M shares
JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC Hedge Fund•Quant	−$5.6M −116.0K shares	$3.6M 74.9K shares
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP ETF Provider	−$3.1M −75.0K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
N Nuveen, LLC Institution	−$2.9M −60.0K shares	$2.4M 48.9K shares
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	−$2.5M −51.3K shares	$177.0M 3.7M shares
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC Institution	−$2.1M −43.8K shares	$4.6M 95.3K shares
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	−$2.0M −41.2K shares	$460.4K 9.6K shares
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC Long Only Manager	−$2.0M −40.5K shares	$2.5M 53.0K shares
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	−$1.7M −35.9K shares	$4.2M 88.2K shares
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	−$1.7M −35.9K shares	$1.5M 30.3K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited ASTE in Q3 2025

New Positions: 17
New Value: $5.9M
Exited Positions: 26
Exited Value: $12.3M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
CWA Asset Management Group, LLC RIA/Wealth	$1.0M 21.3K shares
Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC Long Only Manager	$1.0M 21.2K shares
Summit Global Investments Long Only Manager	$896.9K 18.6K shares
MANGROVE PARTNERS Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$887.3K 18.4K shares
B Brevan Howard Capital Management LP Institution	$486.6K 10.1K shares
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC RIA/Wealth	$427.0K 8.9K shares
C CAXTON ASSOCIATES LLP Institution	$331.1K 6.9K shares
HANCOCK HOLDING CO RIA/Wealth	$256.1K 5.3K shares
M MQS Management LLC Hedge Fund•Global Macro	$220.6K 4.6K shares
Comprehensive Portfolio Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	$203.6K 4.2K shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP ETF Provider	$3.1M 75.0K shares
C CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD Institution	$1.2M 27.6K shares
Rather & Kittrell, Inc. RIA/Wealth	$1.0M 24.4K shares
Trexquant Investment LP Hedge Fund•Quant	$1.0M 24.3K shares
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$729.7K 17.5K shares
D DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC Long Only Manager	$684.8K 16.4K shares
E EntryPoint Capital, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$613.1K 14.7K shares
Engineers Gate Manager LP Hedge Fund•Quant	$610.1K 14.6K shares
T TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND Institution	$506.7K 12.2K shares
O OPTIONS SOLUTIONS, LLC Hedge Fund•Sector	$456.8K 11.0K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in ASTE as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 0
Call Value: -
Put Positions: 1
Put Value: $413.9K

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
No call positions found

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$413.9K 86.0 contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with ASTE as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
ACK Asset Management LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	John Henry Reilly Managing Partner	4.02% $33.8M	3.07% 701.5K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$839.5M
H Harvey Partners, LLC Institution	-	2.19% $24.1M	2.19% 501.0K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$1.1B
Dean Capital Management Long Only Manager	Jessica Lynn Skinner CCO	1.63% $4.2M	0.38% 86.9K shares	Q4 2023 Held for 1y 11m	$256.5M
JOHN G ULLMAN & ASSOCIATES INC RIA/Wealth	John Guy Ullman CEO	1.17% $8.7M	0.79% 180.3K shares	Q4 2018 Held for 6y 11m	$743.1M
PENN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO INC Long Only Manager	Pamela Marie Lawrence President	0.78% $10.1M	0.92% 209.5K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$1.3B
DEAN INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES, LLC Long Only Manager	Stephen Michael Miller CEO	0.71% $5.1M	0.46% 105.3K shares	Q4 2023 Held for 1y 11m	$713.0M
M MARTIN & CO INC /TN/ RIA/Wealth	Michael Wright Holt CEO	0.69% $3.9M	0.35% 81.0K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$561.9M
H HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC Long Only Manager	William Richard Nasgovitz CEO	0.59% $11.2M	1.02% 233.5K shares	Q4 2019 Held for 5y 11m	$1.9B
Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC Long Only Manager	Mark Frederick Jaeger Managing Partner	0.57% $2.0M	0.18% 40.8K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$345.2M
G GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL Institution	-	0.57% $58.3M	5.30% 1.2M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$10.3B

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in ASTE

AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

Hedge Fund • Multi-Strategy

Portfolio ManagerDavid Gary Kabiller

Portfolio Value: $156.17B
Positions: 3,453
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in Astec Industries

Market Value: $5.5M
Shares Held: 113.2K
Portfolio Weight: 0.00%
Owned Since: 2022-Q4

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