AvalonBay Communities
AVB
AVB was delisted on the 14th of August, 2026.
485 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.6B invested in AvalonBay Communities in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 182 increasing their positions, 159 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
96% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 26
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 182 | Existing positions reduced: 159
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 468 → 485 (+17)
2.83% less ownership
Funds ownership: 98.66% → 95.83% (-2.8%)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $26.1B → $23.6B (-$2.52B)
18% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $45M | Put options by funds: $54.7M
24% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 13 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$93.8M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$93.1M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$84.4M |
| 4 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
|
+$71M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$68.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cohen & Steers
New York
|
-$581M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$349M |
| 3 |
Daiwa Securities Group
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$285M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$259M |
| 5 |
B
Barings
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$63.5M |
AVB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
485 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AvalonBay Communities (AVB) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $23.6B — down 9.7% from $26.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new AVB positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 182 added to existing stakes and 159 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $93.8M. The largest seller was Cohen & Steers, cutting an estimated $581M.
- 485 institutional investors held AvalonBay Communities (AVB) as of Q3 2017, up from 468 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $23.6B of AvalonBay Communities stock for Q3 2017, down 9.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 51 funds opened new AvalonBay Communities positions in Q3 2017 and 26 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
- The largest AvalonBay Communities buyer in Q3 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $93.8M added.
- The largest AvalonBay Communities seller in Q3 2017 was Cohen & Steers, an estimated $581M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.