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American Vanguard Corp
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125 hedge funds and large institutions have $310M invested in American Vanguard Corp in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 40

4.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.61% → 81.53% (+4.9%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 125 → 125 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 19

35% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $476M → $310M (-$167M)

50% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.1M | Put options by funds: $4.22M

Holders
125
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
3.59%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
19
Increased
49
Reduced
40
Closed
19
Calls
$2.1M
Puts
$4.22M
Net Calls
-$2.13M
Net Calls Change
+$5.87M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
+$15.4M
2
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
+$13.2M
3
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
+$10.1M
4
WC
Walthausen & Co
New York
+$9.46M
5
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
+$8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$27.2M
2
CCM
Century Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$7.31M
3
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$6.36M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$5.21M
5
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$4.45M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
26
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.98M +$1.1M +67,500 +82%
CSC
27
Cove Street Capital
California
$1.97M +$2.44M +149,340 New
RS
28
Robeco Schweiz
Switzerland
$1.91M +$1.1M +67,500 +82%
Geode Capital Management
29
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.76M +$22.8K +1,392 +1%
CS
30
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.76M +$1.85M +112,827 +556%
MSA
31
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.75M +$116K +7,087 +5%
TCIM
32
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.73M +$296K +18,109 +16%
BIM
33
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.43M +$247K +15,120 +16%
Two Sigma Investments
34
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$1.36M +$1.68M +102,955 New
CRC
35
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$1.35M +$211K +12,905 +14%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
36
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$1.22M – – –
KAM
37
Keeley Asset Management
Illinois
$1.19M +$581K +35,500 +65%
Deutsche Bank
38
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$985K +$536K +32,731 +78%
Charles Schwab
39
Charles Schwab
California
$867K -$58.3K -3,564 -5%
RAM
40
Redmond Asset Management
Virginia
$842K -$5.68K -347 -0.5%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
41
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$821K +$165K +10,100 +19%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
42
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$788K -$1.63M -99,500 -63%
PGCM
43
Prescott Group Capital Management
Oklahoma
$766K +$180K +11,000 +23%
Prudential Financial
44
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$753K -$8.36K -511 -0.9%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
45
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$727K +$72.5K +4,428 +9%
AIC
46
Aurora Investment Counsel
Georgia
$723K -$52.2K -3,192 -6%
California Public Employees Retirement System
47
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$689K -$49.1K -3,000 -5%
COPPSERS
48
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$664K – – –
QSS
49
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
$635K +$814K +49,754 New
RhumbLine Advisers
50
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$632K +$185K +11,323 +31%
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AVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

125 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in American Vanguard Corp (AVD) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $310M — down 35% from $476M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in AVD was balanced in Q2 2014: 19 funds opened new positions, 19 closed out, 49 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Champlain Investment Partners, adding an estimated $15.4M. The largest seller was Allianz Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $27.2M sold.

  • 125 institutional investors held American Vanguard Corp (AVD) as of Q2 2014, unchanged from Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $310M of American Vanguard Corp stock for Q2 2014, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new American Vanguard Corp positions in Q2 2014 and 19 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest American Vanguard Corp buyer in Q2 2014 was Champlain Investment Partners, an estimated $15.4M added.
  • The largest American Vanguard Corp seller in Q2 2014 was Allianz Asset Management, an estimated $27.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.