AeroVironment
AVAV
218 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.76B invested in AeroVironment in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 78 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.
24% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 63
2.52% more ownership
Funds ownership: 79.84% → 82.36% (+2.5%)
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 237 → 218 (-19)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.97B → $1.76B (-$214M)
43% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 40
43% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $11.2M | Put options by funds: $19.6M
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NAMA
Nikko Asset Management Americas
New York
|
+$53.4M |
| 2 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Minato-Ku, Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$52M |
| 3 |
AIM
ARK Investment Management
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$41.6M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$11.7M |
| 5 |
HCL
Heard Capital LLC
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$11.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VIA
Vident Investment Advisory
Alpharetta,
Georgia
|
-$25.3M |
| 2 |
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Seoul,
South Korea
|
-$17.1M |
| 3 |
Legal & General Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$16.9M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$15M |
| 5 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$11.2M |
AVAV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review
218 of the 5,728 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AeroVironment (AVAV) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $1.76B — down 11% from $1.97B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 40 funds closed out of AVAV and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 63 trimmed existing stakes and 78 added.
The largest buyer was Nikko Asset Management Americas, adding an estimated $53.4M. The largest seller was Vident Investment Advisory, exiting entirely with an estimated $25.3M sold.
- 218 institutional investors held AeroVironment (AVAV) as of Q3 2021, down from 237 in Q2 2021.
- Funds reported $1.76B of AeroVironment stock for Q3 2021, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new AeroVironment positions in Q3 2021 and 40 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
- The largest AeroVironment buyer in Q3 2021 was Nikko Asset Management Americas, an estimated $53.4M added.
- The largest AeroVironment seller in Q3 2021 was Vident Investment Advisory, an estimated $25.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.