American Vanguard Corp
121 hedge funds and large institutions have $284M invested in American Vanguard Corp in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
37% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 38
0.62% more ownership
Funds ownership: 83.74% → 84.36% (+0.62%)
9% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 11
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 124 → 121 (-3)
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $336M → $284M (-$51.7M)
89% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $204K | Put options by funds: $1.82M
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$10.9M |
| 2 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$6.69M |
| 3 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$3.31M |
| 4 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.3M |
| 5 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$1.67M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$6.37M |
| 2 |
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Burlington,
Vermont
|
-$5.91M |
| 3 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.43M |
| 4 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
-$1.8M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$1.45M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HHC
126
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
| – | -$497K | -36,000 | Closed |
|
|
TC
127
TFS Capital
West Chester,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$329K | -23,821 | Closed |
|
128
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Nashville,
Tennessee
| – | -$273K | -19,800 | Closed |
|
129
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
| – | -$220K | -16,071 | Closed |
|
130
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
Paris,
France
| – | -$167K | -12,100 | Closed |
|
131
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$153K | -11,063 | Closed |
|
|
JG
132
Jefferies Group
New York
| – | -$4K | -261 | Closed |
|
AVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
121 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in American Vanguard Corp (AVD) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $284M — down 15% from $336M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of AVD and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 38 trimmed existing stakes and 52 added.
The largest buyer was Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, adding an estimated $10.9M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.37M sold.
- 121 institutional investors held American Vanguard Corp (AVD) as of Q3 2015, down from 124 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $284M of American Vanguard Corp stock for Q3 2015, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new American Vanguard Corp positions in Q3 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest American Vanguard Corp buyer in Q3 2015 was Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, an estimated $10.9M added.
- The largest American Vanguard Corp seller in Q3 2015 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $6.37M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.