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AvalonBay Communities

431 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.8B invested in AvalonBay Communities in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 165 increasing their positions, 162 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

179% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $71.6M | Put options by funds: $25.7M

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2025 (+5)

1.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 98.53%100.03% (+1.5%)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 165 | Existing positions reduced: 162

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 446431 (-15)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.7B → $20.8B (-$1.81B)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 45

Holders
431
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-3.36%
% of All Funds
11.61%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.67%
New
33
Increased
165
Reduced
162
Closed
45
Calls
$71.6M
Puts
$25.7M
Net Calls
+$45.9M
Net Calls Change
-$2.99M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$3.25B -$82.8M -497,321 -2%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.21B +$292M +1,753,585 +30%
JP Morgan Chase
3
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.07B +$131M +788,975 +13%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$1.06B -$52.9M -317,920 -5%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$836M +$2.61M +15,685 +0.3%
AAMU
6
APG Asset Management US
New York
$764M -$20.3M -122,000 -2%
BFA
7
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$650M -$38.7M -232,296 -5%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$606M -$29.8M -178,845 -5%
LIMS
9
Lasalle Investment Management Securities
Maryland
$585M +$6.06M +36,421 +1%
T. Rowe Price Associates
10
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$569M +$11M +65,809 +2%
CIMLRA
11
CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets
Pennsylvania
$453M -$36.4M -218,512 -7%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$430M +$2.31M +13,884 +0.5%
Wellington Management Group
13
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$398M -$5.04M -30,267 -1%
Fidelity Investments
14
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$342M -$4.99M -29,995 -1%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$337M -$5.64M -33,850 -2%
SAMC
16
Shinko Asset Management Company
Japan
$335M -$9.4M -56,470 -3%
Principal Financial Group
17
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$296M -$2.78M -16,723 -0.9%
BG
18
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$287M +$11.5M +69,219 +4%
PI
19
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
$278M +$51M +306,200 +21%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
20
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$264M -$468K -2,808 -0.2%
ACM
21
AEW Capital Management
Massachusetts
$262M -$1.63M -9,800 -0.6%
Geode Capital Management
22
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$204M +$5.99M +35,981 +3%
JHIU
23
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$194M +$2.56M +15,352 +1%
Goldman Sachs
24
Goldman Sachs
New York
$191M +$71.4M +428,589 +56%
BC
25
Brookfield Corp
Ontario, Canada
$174M +$45.4M +272,711 +33%

AVB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

431 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AvalonBay Communities (AVB) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $20.8B — down 8% from $22.7B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 45 funds closed out of AVB and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 162 trimmed existing stakes and 165 added.

The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $292M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $102M.

  • 431 institutional investors held AvalonBay Communities (AVB) as of Q2 2015, down from 446 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $20.8B of AvalonBay Communities stock for Q2 2015, down 8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new AvalonBay Communities positions in Q2 2015 and 45 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest AvalonBay Communities buyer in Q2 2015 was State Street, an estimated $292M added.
  • The largest AvalonBay Communities seller in Q2 2015 was Millennium Management, an estimated $102M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.