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AvalonBay Communities

460 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.2B invested in AvalonBay Communities in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 185 increasing their positions, 152 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

125% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $49.7M | Put options by funds: $22.1M

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 43

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 185 | Existing positions reduced: 152

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 449460 (+11)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $23.2B → $24.2B (+$1.02B)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2424 (0)

3.77% less ownership

Funds ownership: 100.9%97.14% (-3.8%)

Holders
460
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+2.45%
% of All Funds
12.07%
Holding in Top 10
24
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.63%
New
57
Increased
185
Reduced
152
Closed
43
Calls
$49.7M
Puts
$22.1M
Net Calls
+$27.6M
Net Calls Change
+$4.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$3.66B -$142M -790,875 -4%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.44B +$58.2M +325,415 +4%
JP Morgan Chase
3
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.21B -$71.8M -401,399 -6%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$1.17B -$23.2M -129,618 -2%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$993M +$37M +206,490 +4%
BFA
6
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$865M +$111M +619,173 +15%
AAMU
7
APG Asset Management US
New York
$692M -$183M -1,021,000 -21%
T. Rowe Price Associates
8
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$619M -$29.7M -165,930 -5%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$602M -$13.3M -74,275 -2%
CIMLRA
10
CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets
Pennsylvania
$539M +$22.1M +123,458 +4%
LIMS
11
Lasalle Investment Management Securities
Maryland
$535M -$8.76M -48,974 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$529M +$19.7M +110,269 +4%
Wellington Management Group
13
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$472M +$271K +1,516 +0.1%
Principal Financial Group
14
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$415M +$59.2M +330,732 +17%
Fidelity Investments
15
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$406M -$82.6M -461,617 -17%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$375M -$6.93M -38,733 -2%
BG
17
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$361M +$32.8M +183,219 +10%
SAMC
18
Shinko Asset Management Company
Japan
$348M -$29.3M -163,900 -8%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
19
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$317M +$10.8M +60,446 +4%
ACM
20
AEW Capital Management
Massachusetts
$291M +$12M +67,200 +4%
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$263M -$118M -656,873 -32%
HRES
22
Heitman Real Estate Securities
Illinois
$257M +$42M +234,626 +20%
Geode Capital Management
23
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$250M +$13.5M +75,408 +6%
PI
24
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
$243M -$68.6M -383,178 -23%
Bank of America
25
Bank of America
North Carolina
$231M +$43.5M +243,018 +24%

AVB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

460 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AvalonBay Communities (AVB) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $24.2B — up 4.4% from $23.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new AVB positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 185 added to existing stakes and 152 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $111M. The largest seller was APG Asset Management US, cutting an estimated $183M.

  • 460 institutional investors held AvalonBay Communities (AVB) as of Q4 2015, up from 449 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $24.2B of AvalonBay Communities stock for Q4 2015, up 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new AvalonBay Communities positions in Q4 2015 and 43 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest AvalonBay Communities buyer in Q4 2015 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $111M added.
  • The largest AvalonBay Communities seller in Q4 2015 was APG Asset Management US, an estimated $183M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.