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193 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.01B invested in AeroVironment in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 61 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

95% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 20

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 174 → 193 (+19)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $956M → $1.01B (+$51.1M)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 61

1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 74.11% → 75.11% (+1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

9% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.94M | Put options by funds: $10.9M

Holders
193
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+10.92%
% of All Funds
4.38%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
39
Increased
65
Reduced
61
Closed
20
Calls
$9.94M
Puts
$10.9M
Net Calls
-$1M
Net Calls Change
-$7.01M

Top Buyers

1
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$20.9M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$10.5M
3
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
+$8.7M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$7.2M
5
GXMC
Global X Management Company
New York
+$7.13M

Top Sellers

1
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
-$19.5M
2
GIP
Granite Investment Partners
California
-$8.86M
3
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$7.26M
4
AIC
AWM Investment Company
New York
-$6.43M
5
PC
Pier Capital
Connecticut
-$6.01M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Lazard Asset Management
76
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$1.17M +$1.06M +20,883 New
MERSOM
77
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$1.04M +$536K +10,540 +132%
EI
78
EAM Investors
California
$1.03M -$1.36M -26,769 -59%
AIG
79
American International Group
New York
$939K +$15.1K +297 +2%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
80
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$937K -$57K -1,119 -6%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
81
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$902K +$1.48K +29 +0.2%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
82
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$882K -$68.7K -1,350 -8%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
83
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$875K +$30.2K +594 +4%
OAC
84
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
$842K +$321K +6,300 +72%
VF
85
Virtu Financial
New York
$836K +$293K +5,756 +63%
TPSF
86
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$805K -$58.4K -1,148 -7%
AG
87
Aperio Group
California
$804K -$1.12K -22 -0.2%
LTFS
88
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$787K +$80.1K +1,574 +13%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
89
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$745K +$13.3K +261 +2%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
90
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$732K – – –
AQR Capital Management
91
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$724K +$281K +5,523 +75%
WIM
92
Westside Investment Management
California
$704K – – –
BCM
93
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
$674K +$142K +2,795 +30%
WSCM
94
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$601K – – –
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
95
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$593K – – –
Group One Trading
96
Group One Trading
Illinois
$586K +$216K +4,240 +68%
T. Rowe Price Associates
97
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$554K +$81.4K +1,600 +19%
RJA
98
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$550K +$175K +3,438 +54%
VOYA Investment Management
99
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$542K -$47K -924 -9%
Acadian Asset Management
100
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$530K -$1.95M -38,334 -80%
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AVAV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

193 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AeroVironment (AVAV) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.01B — up 5.3% from $956M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new AVAV positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 61 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Lord, Abbett & Co, adding an estimated $20.9M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $19.5M sold.

  • 193 institutional investors held AeroVironment (AVAV) as of Q4 2017, up from 174 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.01B of AeroVironment stock for Q4 2017, up 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new AeroVironment positions in Q4 2017 and 20 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest AeroVironment buyer in Q4 2017 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $20.9M added.
  • The largest AeroVironment seller in Q4 2017 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $19.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.