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American Vanguard Corp
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121 hedge funds and large institutions have $276M invested in American Vanguard Corp in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.53% → 84.85% (+3.3%)

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 20

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 125 → 121 (-4)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $310M → $276M (-$33.5M)

32% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.1M | Put options by funds: $3.09M

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 48

Holders
121
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-3.2%
% of All Funds
3.51%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
19
Increased
30
Reduced
48
Closed
20
Calls
$2.1M
Puts
$3.09M
Net Calls
-$984K
Net Calls Change
+$1.14M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MRM
Michael R. Murphy
+$15.3M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$10.4M
3
CSC
Cove Street Capital
California
+$8.41M
4
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
+$6.78M
5
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
+$6.27M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WC
Walthausen & Co
New York
-$9.04M
2
OCG
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
-$6.35M
3
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
-$6.03M
4
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
-$2.27M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$2.24M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Stifel Financial
51
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$549K -$1.71M -133,004 -73%
RhumbLine Advisers
52
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$535K – – –
Invesco
53
Invesco
Georgia
$534K +$28.1K +2,183 +5%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
54
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$529K -$100K -7,800 -14%
WPC
55
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$499K +$574K +44,575 New
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
56
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$481K – – –
TA
57
Teachers Advisors
New York
$457K – – –
ARTA
58
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$446K +$303K +23,500 +144%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
59
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$425K – – –
VOYA Investment Management
60
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$387K -$61.2K -4,753 -12%
D.E. Shaw & Co
61
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$368K +$422K +32,813 New
EP
62
Elkhorn Partners
Nebraska
$353K – – –
Deutsche Bank
63
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$351K -$556K -43,167 -58%
GC
64
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$348K -$39.8K -3,092 -9%
Swiss National Bank
65
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$310K – – –
NFA
66
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$291K +$3.53K +274 +1%
PPA
67
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$280K +$30.2K +2,343 +10%
Comerica Bank
68
Comerica Bank
Texas
$274K -$2.48K -193 -0.8%
MLICM
69
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$261K – – –
TPSF
70
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$257K -$30.2K -2,344 -9%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
71
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$252K – – –
PAM
72
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$249K +$286K +22,241 New
AIG
73
American International Group
New York
$243K +$1.74K +135 +0.6%
UCFA
74
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$226K – – –
MAA
75
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$225K +$258K +20,073 New
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AVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

121 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in American Vanguard Corp (AVD) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $276M — down 11% from $310M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of AVD and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 48 trimmed existing stakes and 30 added.

The largest buyer was Michael R. Murphy, opening a new position worth an estimated $15.3M. The largest seller was Walthausen & Co, cutting an estimated $9.04M.

  • 121 institutional investors held American Vanguard Corp (AVD) as of Q3 2014, down from 125 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $276M of American Vanguard Corp stock for Q3 2014, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new American Vanguard Corp positions in Q3 2014 and 20 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest American Vanguard Corp buyer in Q3 2014 was Michael R. Murphy, an estimated $15.3M added.
  • The largest American Vanguard Corp seller in Q3 2014 was Walthausen & Co, an estimated $9.04M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.