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303 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.34B invested in AutoNation in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 96 increasing their positions, 123 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 65.66%68.98% (+3.3%)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.22B → $3.34B (+$125M)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 346303 (-43)

17% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $28.4M | Put options by funds: $34.3M

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 96 | Existing positions reduced: 123

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 96 (-3)

59% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 69

Holders
303
Holders Change
-43
Holders Change %
-12.43%
% of All Funds
8.08%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
28
Increased
96
Reduced
123
Closed
69
Calls
$28.4M
Puts
$34.3M
Net Calls
-$5.94M
Net Calls Change
-$3.77M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$297M -$6.13M -127,801 -2%
RP
2
RBS Partners
Florida
$286M
Capital Research Global Investors
3
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$282M
EC
4
Eminence Capital
New York
$157M -$13.5M -281,793 -8%
BAM
5
Burgundy Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$150M +$100M +2,085,806 +188%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$143M -$11M -228,885 -7%
JP
7
Jana Partners
New York
$143M +$146M +3,044,957 New
CIC
8
Chilton Investment Company
Connecticut
$134M +$12.4M +258,525 +10%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$123M +$6.8M +141,709 +6%
Artisan Partners
10
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$111M +$7.46M +155,399 +7%
HK
11
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$109M -$15.4M -321,657 -12%
BIT
12
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$90M -$4.35M -90,634 -5%
Gates Foundation Trust
13
Gates Foundation Trust
Washington
$89.2M
GCM
14
Glenview Capital Management
New York
$88.6M +$21.8M +453,507 +32%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
15
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$61.7M +$1.46M +30,390 +2%
OAG
16
Orbis Allan Gray
Bermuda
$50.6M +$10.4M +215,941 +25%
BFA
17
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$49.1M -$306K -6,368 -0.6%
GI
18
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$48.5M -$1.49M -31,000 -3%
Fidelity Investments
19
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$41.5M -$1.71M -35,734 -4%
GC
20
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$38.1M +$9.1M +189,611 +30%
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$33.7M -$1.21M -25,177 -3%
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$33.3M -$7.6M -158,429 -18%
EWM
23
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$30.4M +$238K +4,963 +0.8%
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$28.1M -$2.01M -41,857 -7%
HAI
25
Hennessy Advisors Inc
California
$27.4M +$801K +16,700 +3%

AN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

303 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AutoNation (AN) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $3.34B — up 3.9% from $3.22B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 69 funds closed out of AN and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 41 holders — while 123 trimmed existing stakes and 96 added.

The largest buyer was Jana Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $146M. The largest seller was Royal London Asset Management, cutting an estimated $37.8M.

  • 303 institutional investors held AutoNation (AN) as of Q2 2016, down from 346 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $3.34B of AutoNation stock for Q2 2016, up 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new AutoNation positions in Q2 2016 and 69 closed out, a net change of -41 holders.
  • The largest AutoNation buyer in Q2 2016 was Jana Partners, an estimated $146M added.
  • The largest AutoNation seller in Q2 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $37.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.