AutoNation
290 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.26B invested in AutoNation in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 107 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
152% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 23
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 257 → 290 (+33)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.37B → $3.26B (-$111M)
1.09% less ownership
Funds ownership: 70.64% → 69.55% (-1.1%)
22% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $31.5M | Put options by funds: $40.5M
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
37% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 107
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$12.4M |
| 2 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$8.13M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$5.84M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$5.22M |
| 5 |
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$5.15M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$134M |
| 2 |
BAM
Burgundy Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$52.9M |
| 3 |
RP
RBS Partners
Bay Harbor Islands,
Florida
|
-$46.7M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$39.7M |
| 5 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$33.4M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PG
301
PEAK6 Group
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$279K | -5,496 | Closed |
|
302
Verition Fund Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$226K | -4,771 | Closed |
|
|
QC
303
QCM Cayman
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$225K | -4,733 | Closed |
|
|
NIT
304
NumerixS Investment Technologies
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
| – | -$62K | -1,300 | Closed |
|
|
PCM
305
Prelude Capital Management
New York
| – | -$36K | -750 | Closed |
|
|
TG
306
TLP Group
Evanston,
Illinois
| – | -$25K | -524 | Closed |
|
|
CG
307
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$17.8K | -350 | Closed |
|
|
YWP
308
YorkBridge Wealth Partners
New York
| – | -$14K | -300 | Closed |
|
|
FMII
309
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Lincoln,
Nebraska
| – | -$1K | -22 | Closed |
|
|
PWM
310
Paulson Wealth Management
Wheaton,
Illinois
| – | +$254 | +5 | New |
|
|
PCG
311
Private Capital Group
West Hartford,
Connecticut
| – | +$14.6K | +287 | New |
|
AN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
290 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AutoNation (AN) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $3.26B — down 3.3% from $3.37B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new AN positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 67 added to existing stakes and 107 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Dimensional Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $12.4M. The largest seller was Harris Associates, cutting an estimated $134M.
- 290 institutional investors held AutoNation (AN) as of Q4 2017, up from 257 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $3.26B of AutoNation stock for Q4 2017, down 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 58 funds opened new AutoNation positions in Q4 2017 and 23 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
- The largest AutoNation buyer in Q4 2017 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $12.4M added.
- The largest AutoNation seller in Q4 2017 was Harris Associates, an estimated $134M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.