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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: 174193 (+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: 22 (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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$198M +$5.21M +102,401 +3%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$111M +$2.42M +47,493 +2%
ACM
3
American Capital Management
New York
$80.4M +$6.47M +127,199 +10%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$80M -$1.86M -36,458 -2%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$56M +$10.5M +206,146 +26%
Lord, Abbett & Co
6
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$39.6M +$20.9M +410,619 +139%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$36.9M -$5.74M -112,854 -15%
VIA
8
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$32.7M +$5.45M +107,172 +23%
Neuberger Berman Group
9
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$30.5M -$7.26M -142,622 -21%
Baillie Gifford & Co
10
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$21.9M +$1.57M +30,941 +9%
CS
11
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$18.2M -$5.75M -112,993 -26%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$16M +$7.2M +141,426 +99%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$15.2M -$692K -13,603 -5%
GXMC
14
Global X Management Company
New York
$14.3M +$7.13M +140,178 +123%
SIMG
15
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$13.1M -$2.13M -41,815 -15%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$10.6M +$126K +2,479 +1%
GIP
17
Granite Investment Partners
California
$10.5M -$8.86M -174,001 -48%
Principal Financial Group
18
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$9.62M +$573K +11,265 +7%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
19
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$9.6M +$8.7M +170,950 New
Allianz Asset Management
20
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$8.44M +$1.34M +26,360 +21%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
21
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$7.14M +$6.47M +127,099 New
AIM
22
ARK Investment Management
Florida
$7.03M -$711K -13,959 -10%
Ameriprise
23
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$6.08M -$93.7K -1,840 -2%
Invesco
24
Invesco
Georgia
$6.03M +$1.53M +30,129 +39%
UBS Group
25
UBS Group
Switzerland
$5.91M +$599K +11,763 +13%

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.