American Vanguard Corp
131 hedge funds and large institutions have $349M invested in American Vanguard Corp in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
217% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 6
25% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 36
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 119 → 131 (+12)
1.13% less ownership
Funds ownership: 76.88% → 75.75% (-1.1%)
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $420M → $349M (-$71.2M)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $1K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$1.66M |
| 2 |
CSC
Cove Street Capital
El Segundo,
California
|
+$1.17M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.08M |
| 4 |
LM
Luminus Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$859K |
| 5 |
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$735K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WC
Walthausen & Co
Malta,
New York
|
-$7.4M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.41M |
| 3 |
LAM
Lapides Asset Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$2.57M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$1.96M |
| 5 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.81M |
AVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
131 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in American Vanguard Corp (AVD) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $349M — down 17% from $420M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new AVD positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Millennium Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.66M. The largest seller was Walthausen & Co, cutting an estimated $7.4M.
- 131 institutional investors held American Vanguard Corp (AVD) as of Q4 2018, up from 119 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $349M of American Vanguard Corp stock for Q4 2018, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 19 funds opened new American Vanguard Corp positions in Q4 2018 and 6 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest American Vanguard Corp buyer in Q4 2018 was Millennium Management, an estimated $1.66M added.
- The largest American Vanguard Corp seller in Q4 2018 was Walthausen & Co, an estimated $7.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.