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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
BTIS
176
BB&T Investment Services
North Carolina
$13K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
177
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$11K -$82.7K -1,625 -90%
APSP
178
Asset Planning Services (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$11K – – –
JCM
179
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$11K – – –
CHP
180
Cable Hill Partners
Oregon
$11K +$10.2K +200 New
RWA
181
Ropes Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$10K – – –
VCM
182
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$10K – – –
VIA
183
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$8K +$7.63K +150 New
BWA
184
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
$6K – – –
BBA
185
Braun-Bostich & Associates
Pennsylvania
$6K +$4.99K +98 New
MFW
186
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$6K +$5.09K +100 New
BWM
187
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$5K – – –
MAM
188
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$5K +$4.12K +81 New
FGC
189
Financial Gravity Companies
Texas
$2K +$2.09K +41 New
PFBT
190
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$1K – – –
FMA
191
FNY Managed Accounts
New York
$1K +$1.22K +24 New
Janus Henderson Group
192
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
– -$19.5M -360,120 Closed
PC
193
Pier Capital
Connecticut
– -$6.01M -111,136 Closed
NFA
194
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
– -$2.5M -46,173 Closed
BIM
195
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
– -$2.24M -41,418 Closed
ACM
196
Argent Capital Management
Missouri
– -$2.23M -41,145 Closed
ARTA
197
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
– -$2.05M -37,908 Closed
PG
198
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
– -$1.9M -35,046 Closed
HHC
199
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
– -$709K -13,100 Closed
MC
200
Menta Capital
California
– -$671K -12,400 Closed
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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.