American Vanguard Corp
125 hedge funds and large institutions have $289M invested in American Vanguard Corp in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
900% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $820K | Put options by funds: $82K
63% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 8
12% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 42
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 121 → 125 (+4)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $276M → $289M (+$12.9M)
0.7% more ownership
Funds ownership: 84.85% → 85.55% (+0.7%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$14.2M |
| 2 |
CSC
Cove Street Capital
El Segundo,
California
|
+$5.83M |
| 3 |
LAM
Lapides Asset Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$2.02M |
| 4 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.94M |
| 5 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
+$702K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MRM
Michael R. Murphy
|
-$10.2M |
| 2 |
OCG
Opus Capital Group
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
-$4.92M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.45M |
| 4 |
B
Barings
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$2.6M |
| 5 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$2.59M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
B
126
Barings
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$2.6M | -232,240 | Closed |
|
|
KFA
127
Kelleher Financial Advisors
New York
| – | -$1.33M | -115,500 | Closed |
|
128
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Columbus,
Ohio
| – | -$1.03M | -92,174 | Closed |
|
|
ARTA
129
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
| – | -$446K | -39,836 | Closed |
|
130
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
| – | -$363K | -32,813 | Closed |
|
|
PAM
131
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$249K | -22,241 | Closed |
|
132
ProShare Advisors
Bethesda,
Maryland
| – | -$134K | -11,942 | Closed |
|
|
BRWA
133
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Boca Raton,
Florida
| – | +$100 | +9 | New |
|
AVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
125 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in American Vanguard Corp (AVD) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $289M — up 4.7% from $276M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new AVD positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $14.2M. The largest seller was Michael R. Murphy, cutting an estimated $10.2M.
- 125 institutional investors held American Vanguard Corp (AVD) as of Q4 2014, up from 121 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $289M of American Vanguard Corp stock for Q4 2014, up 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new American Vanguard Corp positions in Q4 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest American Vanguard Corp buyer in Q4 2014 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $14.2M added.
- The largest American Vanguard Corp seller in Q4 2014 was Michael R. Murphy, an estimated $10.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.