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American Vanguard Corp
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116 hedge funds and large institutions have $359M invested in American Vanguard Corp in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

82,700% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $828K | Put options by funds: $1K

60% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 30

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $352M → $359M (+$7.19M)

1.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 76.92% → 75.82% (-1.1%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 129 → 116 (-13)

65% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 17

Holders
116
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-10.08%
% of All Funds
2.54%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
6
Increased
48
Reduced
30
Closed
17
Calls
$828K
Puts
$1K
Net Calls
+$827K
Net Calls Change
+$825K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$4.08M
2
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
+$3.43M
3
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$2.9M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$1.85M
5
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
+$783K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$1.58M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$1.48M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.47M
4
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$1.42M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.32M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SEI Investments
76
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$241K – – –
ZCM
77
Zebra Capital Management
Connecticut
$238K +$223K +15,179 New
MIM
78
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$234K – – –
D.E. Shaw & Co
79
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$214K -$320K -21,773 -61%
KBC Group
80
KBC Group
Belgium
$196K – – –
TRSOTSOK
81
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$190K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
82
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$187K +$15.5K +1,052 +10%
VOYA Investment Management
83
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$181K -$13.6K -928 -7%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
84
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$173K – – –
OPERF
85
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$169K +$2.94K +200 +2%
Victory Capital Management
86
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$164K +$60K +4,083 +64%
MLICM
87
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$159K – – –
ST
88
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$158K – – –
MSA
89
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$142K +$4.33K +295 +3%
MERSOM
90
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$125K – – –
Deutsche Bank
91
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$116K -$1.01M -68,594 -90%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
92
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$90.3K -$1.6K -109 -2%
FCM
93
Flinton Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$83K – – –
PI
94
PineBridge Investments
New York
$71K +$25.2K +1,716 +62%
TAM
95
Tyers Asset Management
Texas
$68K – – –
RCM
96
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$61K – – –
NA
97
Neuburgh Advisers
California
$54K – – –
Acadian Asset Management
98
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$48K +$45.2K +3,074 New
AIP
99
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$39K – – –
MCIM
100
Meadow Creek Investment Management
Georgia
$39K – – –
2 3
4
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AVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

116 of the 4,561 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in American Vanguard Corp (AVD) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $359M — up 2% from $352M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of AVD and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 48 added.

The largest buyer was Polar Asset Management Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.08M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $1.58M.

  • 116 institutional investors held American Vanguard Corp (AVD) as of Q3 2019, down from 129 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $359M of American Vanguard Corp stock for Q3 2019, up 2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new American Vanguard Corp positions in Q3 2019 and 17 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest American Vanguard Corp buyer in Q3 2019 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $4.08M added.
  • The largest American Vanguard Corp seller in Q3 2019 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $1.58M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.