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AvalonBay Communities

446 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.7B invested in AvalonBay Communities in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 158 increasing their positions, 163 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

126% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $87.8M | Put options by funds: $38.9M

34% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 38

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21.4B → $22.7B (+$1.26B)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 436446 (+10)

0.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.22%98.53% (-0.69%)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 158 | Existing positions reduced: 163

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2220 (-2)

Holders
446
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+2.29%
% of All Funds
11.89%
Holding in Top 10
20
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-9.09%
% of All Funds
0.53%
New
51
Increased
158
Reduced
163
Closed
38
Calls
$87.8M
Puts
$38.9M
Net Calls
+$48.9M
Net Calls Change
-$40.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
D.E. Shaw & Co
126
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$14.5M +$14.4M +83,076 New
AWCI
127
Alpine Woods Capital Investors
New York
$14M
T
128
TOBAM
France
$14M -$5.27M -30,468 -28%
SMDAM
129
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$13.7M -$4.78M -27,654 -26%
ERSOT
130
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$13.4M
CCM
131
Chilton Capital Management
Texas
$13.2M +$1.4M +8,099 +12%
Canada Life
132
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$13.2M -$139K -807 -1%
PAMU
133
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$13.1M -$847K -4,900 -6%
ProShare Advisors
134
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$12.7M -$944K -5,463 -7%
SP
135
Sarasin & Partners
United Kingdom
$12.7M +$3.65M +21,146 +41%
Nomura Asset Management
136
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$12.6M +$1.05M +6,074 +9%
Credit Agricole
137
Credit Agricole
France
$12.3M -$1.67M -9,646 -12%
Aviva
138
Aviva
United Kingdom
$12.3M +$2.92M +16,878 +31%
AL
139
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$12.2M -$2.93M -16,940 -20%
Natixis Advisors
140
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$11.8M -$111K -643 -0.9%
AAMU
141
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$11.7M -$121K -700 -1%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
142
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$11.2M +$7.31M +42,318 +191%
BREA
143
Barings Real Estate Advisers
Connecticut
$10.9M -$4.6M -26,606 -30%
Comerica Bank
144
Comerica Bank
Texas
$10.8M -$10.5M -60,498 -49%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
145
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$10.8M +$69.1K +400 +0.7%
PL
146
Perpetual Ltd
Australia
$10.5M -$605K -3,500 -6%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
147
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$10.2M -$1M -5,800 -9%
CIM
148
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$10.1M +$10M +58,037 New
AAF
149
Andra AP-fonden
Sweden
$10.1M -$4.36M -25,200 -30%
MME
150
Meag Munich Ergo
Germany
$9.96M +$9.8M +56,692 New

AVB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

446 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AvalonBay Communities (AVB) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $22.7B — up 5.9% from $21.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new AVB positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 158 added to existing stakes and 163 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $159M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $358M.

  • 446 institutional investors held AvalonBay Communities (AVB) as of Q1 2015, up from 436 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $22.7B of AvalonBay Communities stock for Q1 2015, up 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 51 funds opened new AvalonBay Communities positions in Q1 2015 and 38 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest AvalonBay Communities buyer in Q1 2015 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $159M added.
  • The largest AvalonBay Communities seller in Q1 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $358M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.