AutoNation
270 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.85B invested in AutoNation in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 93 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
119% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 27
27% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.47M | Put options by funds: $4.3M
22% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 93 | Existing positions reduced: 76
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 245 → 270 (+25)
0.89% more ownership
Funds ownership: 64.77% → 65.66% (+0.89%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.92B → $2.85B (-$74.7M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$33.7M |
| 2 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$22.9M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$14.6M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$14.6M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$8.76M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$23.6M |
| 2 |
AVC
Arlington Value Capital
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$18.7M |
| 3 |
Squarepoint
New York
|
-$15.6M |
| 4 |
SSA
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
|
-$14.3M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$10.2M |
AN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
270 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AutoNation (AN) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $2.85B — down 2.6% from $2.92B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 59 funds opened new AN positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 93 added to existing stakes and 76 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ninety One (UK), adding an estimated $33.7M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $23.6M.
- 270 institutional investors held AutoNation (AN) as of Q4 2019, up from 245 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $2.85B of AutoNation stock for Q4 2019, down 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 59 funds opened new AutoNation positions in Q4 2019 and 27 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
- The largest AutoNation buyer in Q4 2019 was Ninety One (UK), an estimated $33.7M added.
- The largest AutoNation seller in Q4 2019 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $23.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.