Artivion
AORT
144 hedge funds and large institutions have $751M invested in Artivion in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
67% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 18
34% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 38
28% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $315K | Put options by funds: $247K
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 133 → 144 (+11)
0.33% more ownership
Funds ownership: 71.26% → 71.59% (+0.33%)
19% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $923M → $751M (-$171M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
+$9.93M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$4.57M |
| 3 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$3.3M |
| 4 |
MPAM
Monarch Partners Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.27M |
| 5 |
NCGI
Next Century Growth Investors
Plymouth,
Minnesota
|
+$2.78M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$13.6M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$3.85M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$3.63M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$1.75M |
| 5 |
ECP
Elk Creek Partners
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$1.65M |
AORT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
144 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Artivion (AORT) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $751M — down 19% from $923M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new AORT positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 51 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wasatch Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.93M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $13.6M.
- 144 institutional investors held Artivion (AORT) as of Q4 2018, up from 133 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $751M of Artivion stock for Q4 2018, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new Artivion positions in Q4 2018 and 18 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest Artivion buyer in Q4 2018 was Wasatch Advisors, an estimated $9.93M added.
- The largest Artivion seller in Q4 2018 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $13.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.