AeroVironment
AVAV
128 hedge funds and large institutions have $410M invested in AeroVironment in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
95% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.14M | Put options by funds: $1.61M
63% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 30
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $417M → $410M (-$7.45M)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 133 → 128 (-5)
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 15
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACM
American Capital Management
New York
|
+$27.1M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$11.1M |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$4.7M |
| 4 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
+$2.72M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$2.46M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$3.79M |
| 2 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$2.42M |
| 3 |
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.39M |
| 4 |
BCIM
Black Creek Investment Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$2.33M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$1.89M |
AVAV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
128 of the 3,759 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AeroVironment (AVAV) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $410M — down 1.8% from $417M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of AVAV and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 49 added.
The largest buyer was American Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $27.1M. The largest seller was Lord, Abbett & Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.79M sold.
- 128 institutional investors held AeroVironment (AVAV) as of Q3 2016, down from 133 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $410M of AeroVironment stock for Q3 2016, down 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new AeroVironment positions in Q3 2016 and 15 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest AeroVironment buyer in Q3 2016 was American Capital Management, an estimated $27.1M added.
- The largest AeroVironment seller in Q3 2016 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $3.79M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.