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AnnTaylor Stores: Institutional Investors Buying Shares in Quarterly Filing

January 09 2012 Tweet Email This

Insiders are generally long-term investors due to restriction in making short-term profits. In contrast, wealth management institutions always have short-term investment. Wall St. Watchdog reveals information regarding the insiders and institutions which recently increased stock shares of AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (NYSE:ANN).

SEC data indicate that these institutions significantly increased their stock shares of AnnTaylor Stores Corp. in Q3 2011:

VALINOR MANAGEMENT, LLC: On 06/30/2011, held 0 shares. On 09/30/2011, held 1,079,043 shares, worth $24,645,342.

ASCEND CAPITAL LLC: On 06/30/2011, held 0 shares. On 09/30/2011, held 730,515 shares, worth $16,684,963.

CADENCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC: On 06/30/2011, held 0 shares. On 09/30/2011, held 511,910 shares, worth $11,692,024.

BMO FINANCIAL CORP: On 06/30/2011, held 0 shares. On 09/30/2011, held 430,263 shares, worth $9,827,207.

EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC: On 06/30/2011, held 0 shares. On 09/30/2011, held 412,985 shares, worth $9,432,577.

About the company: AnnTaylor Stores Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary, retails women’s apparel, shoes, and accessories primarily under the Ann Taylor brand name. The Company operates throughout the United States.

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