AeroVironment
AVAV
225 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.52B invested in AeroVironment in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
126% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 19
23% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.24B → $1.52B (+$283M)
14% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $39M | Put options by funds: $34.2M
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 202 → 225 (+23)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
4.96% less ownership
Funds ownership: 84.43% → 79.47% (-5%)
29% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 75
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$9.69M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$8.76M |
| 3 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$6.46M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$5.45M |
| 5 |
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Seoul,
South Korea
|
+$5.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NAMA
Nikko Asset Management Americas
New York
|
-$18.6M |
| 2 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Minato-Ku, Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$18.5M |
| 3 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$18.1M |
| 4 |
AIM
ARK Investment Management
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$14.9M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$14.4M |
AVAV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
225 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AeroVironment (AVAV) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $1.52B — up 23% from $1.24B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new AVAV positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 75 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.69M. The largest seller was Nikko Asset Management Americas, cutting an estimated $18.6M.
- 225 institutional investors held AeroVironment (AVAV) as of Q2 2020, up from 202 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $1.52B of AeroVironment stock for Q2 2020, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 43 funds opened new AeroVironment positions in Q2 2020 and 19 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
- The largest AeroVironment buyer in Q2 2020 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $9.69M added.
- The largest AeroVironment seller in Q2 2020 was Nikko Asset Management Americas, an estimated $18.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.