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American Vanguard Corp
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129 hedge funds and large institutions have $352M invested in American Vanguard Corp in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12K | Put options by funds: $10K

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 17

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 41

0.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.16% → 76.92% (-0.24%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 132 → 129 (-3)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $394M → $352M (-$42.1M)

Holders
129
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-2.27%
% of All Funds
2.8%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
18
Increased
43
Reduced
41
Closed
17
Calls
$12K
Puts
$10K
Net Calls
+$2K
Net Calls Change
+$2K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
+$3.23M
2
BLA
Balter Liquid Alternatives
Massachusetts
+$2.5M
3
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
+$1.81M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.46M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$712K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.06M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$1.98M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.54M
4
NC
Nicholas Company
Wisconsin
-$1.53M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$1.03M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Los Angeles Capital Management
76
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$284K -$405K -26,507 -59%
TPSF
77
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$274K -$5.6K -367 -2%
Two Sigma Advisers
78
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$274K +$48.9K +3,200 +22%
SEI Investments
79
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$236K +$139K +9,100 +146%
MIM
80
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$229K – – –
Squarepoint
81
Squarepoint
New York
$226K +$224K +14,647 New
EGM
82
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$211K +$20.1K +1,316 +11%
Susquehanna International Group
83
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$197K +$195K +12,766 New
Marshall Wace
84
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$194K +$192K +12,575 New
KBC Group
85
KBC Group
Belgium
$193K +$137K +8,986 +256%
VOYA Investment Management
86
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$192K – – –
TRSOTSOK
87
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$187K – – –
MC
88
Menta Capital
California
$187K +$186K +12,167 New
WCM
89
Weld Capital Management
New York
$183K +$182K +11,905 New
PP
90
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$180K +$179K +11,700 New
Tudor Investment Corp
91
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$171K +$170K +11,107 New
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
92
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$170K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
93
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$164K +$23.3K +1,529 +16%
TCM
94
Tran Capital Management
California
$163K +$162K +10,600 New
UBS AM
95
UBS AM
Illinois
$162K – – –
OPERF
96
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$162K +$3.05K +200 +2%
MLICM
97
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$156K – – –
ST
98
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$155K – – –
CSS
99
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$150K +$149K +9,740 New
SOADOR
100
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$136K -$1.53K -100 -1%
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4
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AVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

129 of the 4,605 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in American Vanguard Corp (AVD) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $352M — down 11% from $394M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new AVD positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 43 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Nuveen, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.23M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $2.06M.

  • 129 institutional investors held American Vanguard Corp (AVD) as of Q2 2019, down from 132 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $352M of American Vanguard Corp stock for Q2 2019, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new American Vanguard Corp positions in Q2 2019 and 17 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest American Vanguard Corp buyer in Q2 2019 was Nuveen, an estimated $3.23M added.
  • The largest American Vanguard Corp seller in Q2 2019 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $2.06M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.