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American Vanguard Corp
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133 hedge funds and large institutions have $467M invested in American Vanguard Corp in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $450M → $467M (+$16.2M)

0.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.86% → 77.36% (+0.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 137 → 133 (-4)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 19

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 52

Holders
133
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-2.92%
% of All Funds
3.05%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
17
Increased
37
Reduced
52
Closed
19
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$21.6M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$1.49M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$1.42M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$1.29M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$1.19M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$4.65M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$3.59M
3
AAM
ACK Asset Management
Connecticut
-$3.14M
4
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
-$2.57M
5
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
-$2.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Charles Schwab
26
Charles Schwab
California
$2.71M +$470K +22,661 +20%
Russell Investments Group
27
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$2.02M – – –
FP
28
Foundry Partners
Minnesota
$2.01M -$4.6K -222 -0.2%
TCIM
29
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.93M -$754K -36,381 -28%
NC
30
Nicholas Company
Wisconsin
$1.81M -$4.77K -230 -0.3%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
31
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$1.76M – – –
CAM
32
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$1.74M -$508K -24,500 -22%
Goldman Sachs
33
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.68M +$3.81K +184 +0.2%
AQR Capital Management
34
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.63M +$169K +8,160 +11%
TA
35
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.6M +$278K +13,400 +20%
CRC
36
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$1.53M -$47.7K -2,300 -3%
RA
37
Royce & Associates
New York
$1.45M +$1.49M +72,000 New
Wells Fargo
38
Wells Fargo
California
$1.45M +$249K +12,020 +20%
RhumbLine Advisers
39
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.38M +$15.6K +753 +1%
Invesco
40
Invesco
Georgia
$1.37M -$196K -9,474 -12%
RAM
41
Redmond Asset Management
Virginia
$1.23M +$14.9K +721 +1%
Los Angeles Capital Management
42
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$1.19M -$3.63K -175 -0.3%
Two Sigma Investments
43
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$1.16M +$1.19M +57,456 New
BCM
44
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$1.09M -$8.29K -400 -0.7%
Citadel Advisors
45
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.06M +$397K +19,154 +58%
MERSOM
46
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$1.01M +$13.3K +640 +1%
Legal & General Group
47
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$982K +$17.5K +845 +2%
PPA
48
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$972K +$120K +5,780 +14%
Swiss National Bank
49
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$942K +$39.4K +1,900 +4%
Royal Bank of Canada
50
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$890K -$82.3K -3,970 -8%
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AVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

133 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in American Vanguard Corp (AVD) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $467M — up 3.6% from $450M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of AVD and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 52 trimmed existing stakes and 37 added.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $21.6M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $4.65M.

  • 133 institutional investors held American Vanguard Corp (AVD) as of Q1 2018, down from 137 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $467M of American Vanguard Corp stock for Q1 2018, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new American Vanguard Corp positions in Q1 2018 and 19 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest American Vanguard Corp buyer in Q1 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $21.6M added.
  • The largest American Vanguard Corp seller in Q1 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $4.65M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.