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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
II
126
Ibex Investors
Colorado
$263K +$235K +4,619 New
UBS AM
127
UBS AM
Illinois
$247K – – –
HI
128
HBK Investments
Texas
$246K +$223K +4,385 New
PIA
129
Piedmont Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$245K -$13.3K -261 -6%
TRSOTSOK
130
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$241K – – –
Mirae Asset Global Investments
131
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$241K +$219K +4,300 New
CGH
132
Crossmark Global Holdings
Texas
$238K +$216K +4,234 New
SOADOR
133
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$237K +$1.53K +30 +0.7%
GHCM
134
Glen Harbor Capital Management
California
$233K +$109K +2,142 +107%
O
135
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$224K +$51 +1 +0%
WPC
136
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$223K – – –
EWM
137
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$213K -$10.2K -200 -5%
SPM
138
Symmetry Peak Management
Pennsylvania
$211K -$573K -11,250 -75%
ProShare Advisors
139
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$211K +$192K +3,763 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
140
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$210K +$190K +3,741 New
Balyasny Asset Management
141
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$208K +$188K +3,700 New
Jane Street
142
Jane Street
New York
$205K -$156K -3,070 -46%
MCIM
143
Meadow Creek Investment Management
Georgia
$192K +$89.8K +1,764 +107%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
144
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$182K +$165K +3,234 New
CG
145
Cutler Group
California
$180K +$105K +2,057 +178%
Royal Bank of Canada
146
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$168K -$134K -2,642 -47%
AF
147
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$163K +$148K +2,900 New
EP
148
Elkfork Partners
Oregon
$151K +$70.5K +1,386 +107%
SWP
149
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$139K +$126K +2,473 New
NIT
150
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
$124K +$50.9K +1,000 +83%
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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.