American Vanguard Corp
121 hedge funds and large institutions have $255M invested in American Vanguard Corp in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
789% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $551K | Put options by funds: $62K
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 42
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 125 → 121 (-4)
3.26% less ownership
Funds ownership: 85.55% → 82.29% (-3.3%)
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $289M → $255M (-$34.3M)
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 12
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WC
Walthausen & Co
Malta,
New York
|
+$7.48M |
| 2 |
JAM
Jupiter Asset Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$6.72M |
| 3 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$1.98M |
| 4 |
FP
Foundry Partners
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$1.33M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.11M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
-$6.39M |
| 2 |
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Louisville,
Kentucky
|
-$5.28M |
| 3 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$4.83M |
| 4 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$4.65M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.83M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BMCMI
126
Bryn Mawr Capital Management Inc
Bryn Mawr,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$290K | -24,961 | Closed |
|
127
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$10.3K | -922 | Closed |
|
|
MAM
128
Mizuho Asset Management
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$1K | -89 | Closed |
|
|
GAM
129
Gemmer Asset Management
Walnut Creek,
California
| – | -$1K | -63 | Closed |
|
|
NPC
130
National Planning Corporation
El Segundo,
California
| – | -$565 | -50 | Closed |
|
131
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | +$491 | +44 | New |
|
132
Fifth Third Bancorp
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | +$502 | +45 | New |
|
AVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
121 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in American Vanguard Corp (AVD) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $255M — down 12% from $289M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of AVD and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 42 trimmed existing stakes and 42 added.
The largest buyer was Walthausen & Co, adding an estimated $7.48M. The largest seller was DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ), exiting entirely with an estimated $6.39M sold.
- 121 institutional investors held American Vanguard Corp (AVD) as of Q1 2015, down from 125 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $255M of American Vanguard Corp stock for Q1 2015, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new American Vanguard Corp positions in Q1 2015 and 12 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest American Vanguard Corp buyer in Q1 2015 was Walthausen & Co, an estimated $7.48M added.
- The largest American Vanguard Corp seller in Q1 2015 was DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ), an estimated $6.39M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.