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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
COPPSERS
126
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
– -$664K -50,250 Closed
QSS
127
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
– -$635K -49,754 Closed
Tudor Investment Corp
128
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
– -$607K -45,900 Closed
AA
129
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
– -$393K -29,728 Closed
TAM
130
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
– -$293K -22,150 Closed
Two Sigma Advisers
131
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
– -$282K -21,361 Closed
CSS
132
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
– -$186K -14,100 Closed
IMS
133
Index Management Solutions
Pennsylvania
– -$124K -9,387 Closed
PG
134
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
– -$64K -4,872 Closed
HIM
135
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$45K -3,400 Closed
VFA
136
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
– -$32K -2,453 Closed
Envestnet Asset Management
137
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
– -$7K -535 Closed
S
138
SignatureFD
Georgia
– -$1K -100 Closed
GAM
139
Gemmer Asset Management
California
– +$785 +61 +277%
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AVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

121 of the 3,447 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.