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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
TG
151
TCW Group
California
$561K +$541K +13,300 New
Bank of Nova Scotia
152
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$559K -$10.1K -247 -2%
AB
153
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$535K +$90.8K +2,231 +21%
EIM
154
ExxonMobil Investment Management
Texas
$533K -$78.5K -1,929 -13%
EMG
155
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$531K +$513K +12,600 New
URS
156
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$498K – – –
Neuberger Berman Group
157
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$497K -$8.42M -206,864 -95%
GT
158
Glenview Trust
Kentucky
$485K – – –
CCMH
159
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$479K -$1.42K -35 -0.3%
Nomura Asset Management
160
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$470K -$4.07K -100 -0.9%
Pacer Advisors
161
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$457K +$45K +1,107 +11%
B
162
Barings
North Carolina
$456K -$644K -15,819 -59%
MSV
163
MN Services Vermogensbeheer
Netherlands
$452K +$362K +8,900 +487%
PAM
164
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$445K +$66.4K +1,631 +18%
WC
165
Wexford Capital
Florida
$426K -$5.64M -138,532 -93%
KCM
166
KSA Capital Management
New Jersey
$422K -$199K -4,900 -33%
RCM
167
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$410K -$408K -10,032 -51%
UFF
168
USA Financial Formulas
Michigan
$409K +$155K +3,816 +65%
UCFA
169
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$405K +$2.56K +63 +0.7%
Jane Street
170
Jane Street
New York
$400K +$387K +9,499 New
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
171
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$399K -$73.2K -1,798 -16%
CWM
172
CIBC World Markets
New York
$392K +$99.7K +2,450 +36%
MSA
173
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$385K +$2.85K +70 +0.8%
CHAM
174
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$383K +$18.7K +460 +5%
PP
175
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$382K -$132K -3,233 -26%
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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.