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129 hedge funds and large institutions have $477M invested in AeroVironment in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

380% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 5

109% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.76M | Put options by funds: $1.32M

69% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 29

57% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $303M → $477M (+$174M)

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 112 → 129 (+17)

Holders
129
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+15.18%
% of All Funds
3.38%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
24
Increased
49
Reduced
29
Closed
5
Calls
$2.76M
Puts
$1.32M
Net Calls
+$1.44M
Net Calls Change
+$1.11M

Top Buyers

1
SIMG
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
+$8.02M
2
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$5.55M
3
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$3.09M
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$2.77M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$2.26M

Top Sellers

1
TA
Teachers Advisors
New York
-$7.55M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$4.31M
3
PC
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
-$1.67M
4
SIM
Spark Investment Management
New York
-$1.41M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$1.39M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BFA
1
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$45.2M +$2.77M +112,888 +8%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$43.7M +$742K +30,229 +2%
JHIU
3
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$38.8M – – –
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$34.8M +$2.26M +92,150 +8%
Bank of New York Mellon
5
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$26.8M -$1.39M -56,704 -6%
BCIM
6
Black Creek Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$25.6M +$826K +33,679 +4%
ACM
7
American Capital Management
New York
$20.9M +$918K +37,425 +6%
Neuberger Berman Group
8
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$20.3M +$183K +7,447 +1%
Goldman Sachs
9
Goldman Sachs
New York
$18.6M -$385K -15,689 -2%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$15.8M +$78.9K +3,217 +0.6%
HM
11
HCSF Management
California
$15M – – –
HCM
12
Headlands Capital Management
California
$15M +$12.5M +510,000 New
AIC
13
AWM Investment Company
New York
$13.8M – – –
State Street
14
State Street
Massachusetts
$12.3M +$605K +24,643 +6%
SIMG
15
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$9.63M +$8.02M +326,765 New
SFM
16
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$8.64M -$551K -22,450 -7%
Baillie Gifford & Co
17
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$7.77M – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
18
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$7.73M -$8.61K -351 -0.1%
Lord, Abbett & Co
19
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$6.67M +$5.55M +226,169 New
Northern Trust
20
Northern Trust
Illinois
$6.52M +$245K +9,984 +5%
Norges Bank
21
Norges Bank
Norway
$4.33M – – –
Principal Financial Group
22
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$4.01M +$142K +5,776 +4%
Geode Capital Management
23
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$3.99M +$17.9K +730 +0.5%
Franklin Resources
24
Franklin Resources
California
$3.71M +$3.09M +126,000 New
RA
25
Royce & Associates
New York
$2.85M -$591K -24,100 -20%
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AVAV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

129 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AeroVironment (AVAV) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $477M — up 57% from $303M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new AVAV positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Stephens Investment Management Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.02M. The largest seller was Teachers Advisors, cutting an estimated $7.55M.

  • 129 institutional investors held AeroVironment (AVAV) as of Q4 2015, up from 112 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $477M of AeroVironment stock for Q4 2015, up 57% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new AeroVironment positions in Q4 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest AeroVironment buyer in Q4 2015 was Stephens Investment Management Group, an estimated $8.02M added.
  • The largest AeroVironment seller in Q4 2015 was Teachers Advisors, an estimated $7.55M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.