AvalonBay Communities
AVB
449 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.2B invested in AvalonBay Communities in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 181 increasing their positions, 149 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
75% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 28
56% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $64M | Put options by funds: $41M
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 181 | Existing positions reduced: 149
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $20.8B → $23.2B (+$2.32B)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 431 → 449 (+18)
0.88% more ownership
Funds ownership: 100.03% → 100.9% (+0.88%)
4% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 25 → 24 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$151M |
| 2 |
HRES
Heitman Real Estate Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$91.6M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$90M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$69.4M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$53.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LIMS
Lasalle Investment Management Securities
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$119M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$75.3M |
| 3 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$48.3M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$43.4M |
| 5 |
Cohen & Steers
New York
|
-$34.1M |
AVB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
449 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AvalonBay Communities (AVB) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $23.2B — up 11% from $20.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new AVB positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 181 added to existing stakes and 149 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $151M. The largest seller was Lasalle Investment Management Securities, cutting an estimated $119M.
- 449 institutional investors held AvalonBay Communities (AVB) as of Q3 2015, up from 431 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $23.2B of AvalonBay Communities stock for Q3 2015, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 49 funds opened new AvalonBay Communities positions in Q3 2015 and 28 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
- The largest AvalonBay Communities buyer in Q3 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $151M added.
- The largest AvalonBay Communities seller in Q3 2015 was Lasalle Investment Management Securities, an estimated $119M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.