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283 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.13B invested in AutoNation in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 102 increasing their positions, 92 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

93% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $32.3M | Put options by funds: $16.7M

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 102 | Existing positions reduced: 92

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.87B → $3.13B (+$255M)

5.96% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.25% → 73.21% (+6%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 306 → 283 (-23)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

42% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 50

Holders
283
Holders Change
-23
Holders Change %
-7.52%
% of All Funds
7.06%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
29
Increased
102
Reduced
92
Closed
50
Calls
$32.3M
Puts
$16.7M
Net Calls
+$15.6M
Net Calls Change
+$3.57M

Top Buyers

1
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
+$95.5M
2
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
+$91.4M
3
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$85M
4
AVC
Arlington Value Capital
Utah
+$63.1M
5
OAG
Orbis Allan Gray
Bermuda
+$58.3M

Top Sellers

1
HK
Horizon Kinetics
New York
-$62.5M
2
Harris Associates
Harris Associates
Illinois
-$59.5M
3
EC
Eminence Capital
New York
-$54.9M
4
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$17.3M
5
Westfield Capital Management
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$16.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
76
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$3.13M -$128K -3,143 -4%
MIM
77
Midwest Investment Management
Ohio
$2.9M +$94.4K +2,320 +3%
TC
78
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$2.87M +$104K +2,550 +4%
FGP
79
Foyston, Gordon, & Payne
Ontario, Canada
$2.66M -$291K -7,148 -10%
Chevy Chase Trust
80
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$2.39M +$6.43K +158 +0.3%
HK
81
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$2.34M -$62.5M -1,536,070 -97%
BCM
82
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$2.3M +$2.22M +54,647 New
Canada Life
83
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$2.28M -$165K -4,061 -7%
QSS
84
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
$2.28M +$2.21M +54,272 New
JMPWA
85
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$2.27M -$117K -2,879 -5%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
86
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$2.16M +$323K +7,940 +18%
TCA
87
Teewinot Capital Advisers
New York
$2.13M +$2.05M +50,400 New
Bank of Montreal
88
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.09M +$579K +14,222 +40%
ProShare Advisors
89
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$2M +$83.7K +2,058 +5%
AAF
90
Andra AP-fonden
Sweden
$1.98M +$1.59M +39,100 +495%
NB
91
Norinchukin Bank
Japan
$1.97M +$420K +10,333 +28%
JP Morgan Chase
92
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.91M -$1.18M -29,003 -39%
HSBC Holdings
93
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.85M -$454K -11,166 -20%
MWNA
94
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$1.76M +$1.7M +41,862 New
Aviva
95
Aviva
United Kingdom
$1.74M -$8.14K -200 -0.5%
BCIM
96
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$1.57M +$291K +7,159 +24%
PAMU
97
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.56M – – –
VOYA Investment Management
98
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$1.49M -$164K -4,024 -10%
Barclays
99
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.46M -$157K -3,850 -10%
CBOA
100
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$1.43M +$399K +9,800 +40%
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4
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AN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

283 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AutoNation (AN) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $3.13B — up 8.9% from $2.87B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 50 funds closed out of AN and 29 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 92 trimmed existing stakes and 102 added.

The largest buyer was OppenheimerFunds, adding an estimated $95.5M. The largest seller was Horizon Kinetics, cutting an estimated $62.5M.

  • 283 institutional investors held AutoNation (AN) as of Q2 2017, down from 306 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $3.13B of AutoNation stock for Q2 2017, up 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new AutoNation positions in Q2 2017 and 50 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
  • The largest AutoNation buyer in Q2 2017 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $95.5M added.
  • The largest AutoNation seller in Q2 2017 was Horizon Kinetics, an estimated $62.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.