AeroVironment
AVAV
199 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.4B invested in AeroVironment in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
119% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 21
93% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $34M | Put options by funds: $17.6M
63% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $130M | Capital outflows: $79.5M
34% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 47
14% more funds holding
Funds holding: 175 → 199 (+24)
3.15% more ownership
Funds ownership: 79.31% → 82.46% (+3.1%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$13.9M |
| 2 |
Nikko Asset Management Americas
New York
|
+$13.1M |
| 3 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Minato-Ku, Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$12.7M |
| 4 |
Pinnacle Associates
New York
|
+$10.2M |
| 5 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$10.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$14.9M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$14.1M |
| 3 |
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$6.96M |
| 4 |
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Florham Park,
New Jersey
|
-$4.09M |
| 5 |
Vident Investment Advisory
Alpharetta,
Georgia
|
-$3.21M |
AVAV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
199 of the 4,386 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AeroVironment (AVAV) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $1.4B — up 61% from $871M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new AVAV positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Baillie Gifford & Co, adding an estimated $13.9M. The largest seller was Neuberger Berman Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.9M sold.
- 199 institutional investors held AeroVironment (AVAV) as of Q2 2018, up from 175 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $1.4B of AeroVironment stock for Q2 2018, up 61% quarter-over-quarter.
- 46 funds opened new AeroVironment positions in Q2 2018 and 21 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
- The largest AeroVironment buyer in Q2 2018 was Baillie Gifford & Co, an estimated $13.9M added.
- The largest AeroVironment seller in Q2 2018 was Neuberger Berman Group, an estimated $14.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.