AeroVironment
AVAV
143 hedge funds and large institutions have $394M invested in AeroVironment in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
60% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 40
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 148 → 143 (-5)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $418M → $394M (-$23.8M)
28% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 18
34% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.25M | Put options by funds: $6.43M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TA
Teachers Advisors
New York
|
+$6.67M |
| 2 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$4.65M |
| 3 |
SFM
Systematic Financial Management
Teaneck,
New Jersey
|
+$4.03M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$3.89M |
| 5 |
AWMDMG
Austin W. Marxe & David M. Greenhouse
New York
|
+$3.21M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$15.6M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$8.84M |
| 3 |
CCMLC
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$6.38M |
| 4 |
CCM
Cupps Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.46M |
| 5 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
-$1.8M |
AVAV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
143 of the 3,455 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AeroVironment (AVAV) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $394M — down 5.7% from $418M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of AVAV and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 40 trimmed existing stakes and 64 added.
The largest buyer was Teachers Advisors, adding an estimated $6.67M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $15.6M.
- 143 institutional investors held AeroVironment (AVAV) as of Q3 2014, down from 148 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $394M of AeroVironment stock for Q3 2014, down 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new AeroVironment positions in Q3 2014 and 18 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest AeroVironment buyer in Q3 2014 was Teachers Advisors, an estimated $6.67M added.
- The largest AeroVironment seller in Q3 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $15.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.