Abaxis Inc
ABAX
ABAX was delisted on the 31st of July, 2018.
169 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.55B invested in Abaxis Inc in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
242% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 12
46% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.07M | Put options by funds: $2.1M
39% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.12B → $1.55B (+$435M)
19% more funds holding
Funds holding: 142 → 169 (+27)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 58
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$22.2M |
| 2 |
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$10.3M |
| 3 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
+$6.21M |
| 4 |
PC
Pier Capital
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$5.75M |
| 5 |
WG
Winton Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$5.47M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCM
Brown Capital Management
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$47.2M |
| 2 |
New York State Common Retirement Fund
Albany,
New York
|
-$18.9M |
| 3 |
ESCM
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
|
-$13.1M |
| 4 |
NI
Nuance Investments
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$7.86M |
| 5 |
AAM
AMI Asset Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$7.45M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GAM
176
Gotham Asset Management
New York
| – | -$203K | -4,100 | Closed |
|
177
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$166K | -3,360 | Closed |
|
178
Fifth Third Bancorp
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | -$9K | -191 | Closed |
|
179
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$6K | -127 | Closed |
|
|
DCM
180
Delpha Capital Management
New York
| – | -$3K | -56 | Closed |
|
ABAX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
169 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Abaxis Inc (ABAX) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $1.55B — up 39% from $1.12B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new ABAX positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 58 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $22.2M. The largest seller was Brown Capital Management, cutting an estimated $47.2M.
- 169 institutional investors held Abaxis Inc (ABAX) as of Q1 2018, up from 142 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $1.55B of Abaxis Inc stock for Q1 2018, up 39% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new Abaxis Inc positions in Q1 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
- The largest Abaxis Inc buyer in Q1 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $22.2M added.
- The largest Abaxis Inc seller in Q1 2018 was Brown Capital Management, an estimated $47.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.