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AvalonBay Communities

415 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.7B invested in AvalonBay Communities in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 170 increasing their positions, 133 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

436% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $199M | Put options by funds: $37.1M

86% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 28

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 170 | Existing positions reduced: 133

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1820 (+2)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 393415 (+22)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.4B → $18.7B (+$307M)

0.93% more ownership

Funds ownership: 99.99%100.92% (+0.93%)

Holders
415
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+5.6%
% of All Funds
12.04%
Holding in Top 10
20
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
0.58%
New
52
Increased
170
Reduced
133
Closed
28
Calls
$199M
Puts
$37.1M
Net Calls
+$162M
Net Calls Change
+$63.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.73B +$88.2M +594,347 +3%
Invesco
2
Invesco
Georgia
$1.08B +$62.5M +421,189 +6%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$822M +$41.9M +282,769 +5%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$755M +$112M +757,848 +16%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$725M +$49M +330,063 +7%
AAMU
6
APG Asset Management US
New York
$656M -$9.72M -65,500 -1%
LIMS
7
Lasalle Investment Management Securities
Maryland
$614M +$15.7M +105,843 +2%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$583M -$69.9M -471,351 -10%
BFA
9
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$544M +$26M +175,432 +5%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$538M +$29M +195,239 +5%
T. Rowe Price Associates
11
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$515M +$3.06M +20,610 +0.6%
Deutsche Bank
12
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$471M +$156M +1,050,790 +46%
CIMLRA
13
CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets
Pennsylvania
$468M +$204K +1,378 +0%
SAMC
14
Shinko Asset Management Company
Japan
$362M -$4.82M -32,500 -1%
Fidelity Investments
15
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$334M -$25.1M -169,261 -7%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$294M -$17.8M -120,330 -5%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$270M +$13.4M +90,631 +5%
BG
18
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$256M +$9.79M +66,022 +4%
ACM
19
AEW Capital Management
Massachusetts
$228M +$12.8M +86,123 +6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
20
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$225M +$12.4M +83,737 +6%
Principal Financial Group
21
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$223M +$18.6M +125,116 +9%
PI
22
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
$202M
N
23
Nuveen
North Carolina
$188M +$38.7M +261,184 +24%
Wellington Management Group
24
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$178M -$9.82M -66,230 -5%
TA
25
Teachers Advisors
New York
$178M +$8.4M +56,604 +5%

AVB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

415 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AvalonBay Communities (AVB) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $18.7B — up 1.7% from $18.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new AVB positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 170 added to existing stakes and 133 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $156M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $127M.

  • 415 institutional investors held AvalonBay Communities (AVB) as of Q3 2014, up from 393 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $18.7B of AvalonBay Communities stock for Q3 2014, up 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new AvalonBay Communities positions in Q3 2014 and 28 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest AvalonBay Communities buyer in Q3 2014 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $156M added.
  • The largest AvalonBay Communities seller in Q3 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $127M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.