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174 hedge funds and large institutions have $956M invested in AeroVironment in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 14

102% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.9M | Put options by funds: $5.88M

35% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $706M → $956M (+$250M)

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 45

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 148 → 174 (+26)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

3.78% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.89% → 74.11% (-3.8%)

Holders
174
Holders Change
+26
Holders Change %
+17.57%
% of All Funds
4.34%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
42
Increased
60
Reduced
45
Closed
14
Calls
$11.9M
Puts
$5.88M
Net Calls
+$6.01M
Net Calls Change
+$2.36M

Top Buyers

1
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$8.51M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$7.49M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$5.17M
4
VIA
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
+$4.79M
5
PC
Pier Capital
Connecticut
+$4.73M

Top Sellers

1
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
-$28.9M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$28.8M
3
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$13M
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$8.68M
5
AIC
AWM Investment Company
New York
-$7.61M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CPC
126
Cookson Peirce & Co
Pennsylvania
$277K +$218K +5,125 New
First Manhattan
127
First Manhattan
New York
$270K +$213K +5,000 New
PIA
128
Piedmont Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$250K +$197K +4,622 New
UBS AM
129
UBS AM
Illinois
$238K +$187K +4,399 New
TRSOTSOK
130
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$233K – – –
SOADOR
131
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$227K +$5.54K +130 +3%
O
132
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$216K -$71.2K -1,673 -30%
EWM
133
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$216K – – –
ZIM
134
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$203K +$159K +3,744 New
PNC Financial Services Group
135
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$186K -$63K -1,480 -30%
Simplex Trading
136
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$142K +$112K +2,627 New
Federated Hermes
137
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$130K +$102K +2,402 New
GHCM
138
Glen Harbor Capital Management
California
$109K +$85.4K +2,006 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
139
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$98K +$69.2K +1,625 +855%
GT
140
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$95K -$6.6K -155 -8%
GWM
141
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$95K +$4.68K +110 +7%
AIP
142
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$93K +$8.52K +200 +12%
MCIM
143
Meadow Creek Investment Management
Georgia
$89K +$70.3K +1,652 New
EP
144
Elkfork Partners
Oregon
$70K +$55.3K +1,298 New
NIT
145
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
$65K +$51.1K +1,200 New
CG
146
Cutler Group
California
$62K +$32.1K +754 +187%
RCM
147
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$60K +$46.8K +1,100 New
AG
148
Advisor Group
Arizona
$59K +$12.8K +300 +38%
GEA
149
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$57.6K +$45.3K +1,065 New
WT
150
Whittier Trust
California
$54K – – –
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AVAV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

174 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AeroVironment (AVAV) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $956M — up 35% from $706M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new AVAV positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 60 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Lord, Abbett & Co, adding an estimated $8.51M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, cutting an estimated $28.9M.

  • 174 institutional investors held AeroVironment (AVAV) as of Q3 2017, up from 148 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $956M of AeroVironment stock for Q3 2017, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new AeroVironment positions in Q3 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest AeroVironment buyer in Q3 2017 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $8.51M added.
  • The largest AeroVironment seller in Q3 2017 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $28.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.