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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
Allianz Asset Management
51
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$964K +$888K +34,046 New
ARTA
52
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$915K -$420K -16,100 -33%
RFC
53
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$896K +$154K +5,900 +23%
TA
54
Teachers Advisors
New York
$876K +$75.8K +2,906 +10%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
55
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$860K +$554K +21,250 +234%
BG
56
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$834K +$123K +4,708 +19%
Bank of Nova Scotia
57
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$708K – – –
LTFS
58
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$659K -$48.4K -1,854 -7%
IP
59
Isthmus Partners
Wisconsin
$643K +$4.7K +180 +0.8%
Wells Fargo
60
Wells Fargo
California
$609K +$44.1K +1,689 +9%
Citadel Advisors
61
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$600K -$330K -12,661 -37%
Comerica Bank
62
Comerica Bank
Texas
$586K -$2.92K -112 -0.5%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
63
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$566K – – –
AllianceBernstein
64
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$566K +$337K +12,900 +182%
TI
65
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$511K +$471K +18,057 New
RA
66
Rational Advisors
New York
$510K +$470K +18,000 New
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
67
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$487K – – –
PG
68
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$485K +$447K +17,128 New
TPSF
69
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$466K -$18.4K -707 -4%
AIG
70
American International Group
New York
$464K +$20.4K +781 +5%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
71
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$455K +$9.89K +379 +2%
Citigroup
72
Citigroup
New York
$434K +$153K +5,870 +62%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
73
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$405K – – –
DC
74
Deere & Company
Illinois
$391K +$360K +13,794 New
SDIC
75
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$385K – – –
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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.