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129 hedge funds and large institutions have $444M invested in AeroVironment in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

81% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 31

37% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.7M | Put options by funds: $1.97M

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 15

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 129 → 129 (0)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $477M → $444M (-$32.6M)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
129
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
3.44%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
17
Increased
56
Reduced
31
Closed
15
Calls
$2.7M
Puts
$1.97M
Net Calls
+$730K
Net Calls Change
-$707K

Top Buyers

1
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
+$2.62M
2
SCM
Suffolk Capital Management
New York
+$1.64M
3
VIA
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
+$1.53M
4
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
+$1.43M
5
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$1.19M

Top Sellers

1
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$2.85M
2
BCIM
Black Creek Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
-$2.66M
3
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
-$1.24M
4
SPM
Symmetry Peak Management
Pennsylvania
-$973K
5
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
-$957K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Renaissance Technologies
26
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$2.56M +$227K +8,700 +11%
CIS
27
Connors Investor Services
Pennsylvania
$2.54M +$2.14K +82 +0.1%
BIM
28
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$2.42M -$12.4K -475 -0.6%
Charles Schwab
29
Charles Schwab
California
$2.17M +$44.2K +1,696 +2%
SCM
30
Suffolk Capital Management
New York
$1.78M +$1.64M +62,870 New
Invesco
31
Invesco
Georgia
$1.77M -$492K -18,862 -23%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
32
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$1.74M +$296K +11,330 +23%
TCIM
33
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.74M -$154K -5,921 -9%
NFA
34
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$1.55M -$6.91K -265 -0.5%
WAM
35
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.5M +$678K +25,971 +96%
Morgan Stanley
36
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.41M +$207K +7,937 +19%
Prudential Financial
37
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.4M +$41.7K +1,600 +3%
KCM
38
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$1.37M +$391K +15,000 +45%
PPA
39
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.36M +$445K +17,075 +55%
CS
40
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.34M +$925K +35,470 +295%
UBS Group
41
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.29M +$157K +6,007 +15%
Two Sigma Investments
42
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$1.28M +$1.18M +45,229 New
Bank of America
43
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.26M +$78.7K +3,017 +7%
WPC
44
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$1.22M -$7.83K -300 -0.7%
WIC
45
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$1.2M -$143K -5,500 -11%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
46
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.18M +$137K +5,258 +14%
EMG
47
ETF Managers Group
New Jersey
$1.13M +$1.05M +40,377 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
48
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.09M -$62.6K -2,400 -6%
Swiss National Bank
49
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.05M +$167K +6,400 +20%
RhumbLine Advisers
50
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$984K +$78.8K +3,020 +10%
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AVAV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

129 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AeroVironment (AVAV) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $444M — down 6.8% from $477M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new AVAV positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Driehaus Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.62M. The largest seller was Royce & Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.85M sold.

  • 129 institutional investors held AeroVironment (AVAV) as of Q1 2016, unchanged from Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $444M of AeroVironment stock for Q1 2016, down 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new AeroVironment positions in Q1 2016 and 15 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest AeroVironment buyer in Q1 2016 was Driehaus Capital Management, an estimated $2.62M added.
  • The largest AeroVironment seller in Q1 2016 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $2.85M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.