AeroVironment
AVAV
188 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.16B invested in AeroVironment in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 79 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.
44% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 79 | Existing positions reduced: 55
4% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $19.1M | Put options by funds: $18.3M
0.74% more ownership
Funds ownership: 84.14% → 84.88% (+0.74%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
16% less funds holding
Funds holding: 224 → 188 (-36)
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.38B → $1.16B (-$222M)
68% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 50
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$13M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$10.3M |
| 3 |
SIMG
Stephens Investment Management Group
Houston,
Texas
|
+$9.96M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$9M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$8.32M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$27M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$11M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$10.7M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$5.38M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$4.56M |
AVAV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
188 of the 4,625 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AeroVironment (AVAV) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $1.16B — down 16% from $1.38B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 50 funds closed out of AVAV and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 34 holders — while 55 trimmed existing stakes and 79 added.
The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $13M. The largest seller was Lord, Abbett & Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $27M sold.
- 188 institutional investors held AeroVironment (AVAV) as of Q2 2019, down from 224 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $1.16B of AeroVironment stock for Q2 2019, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new AeroVironment positions in Q2 2019 and 50 closed out, a net change of -34 holders.
- The largest AeroVironment buyer in Q2 2019 was State Street, an estimated $13M added.
- The largest AeroVironment seller in Q2 2019 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $27M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.