American Vanguard Corp
126 hedge funds and large institutions have $426M invested in American Vanguard Corp in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
30% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 10
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $366M → $426M (+$60.2M)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 124 → 126 (+2)
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 44
2.05% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.88% → 75.83% (-2.1%)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $88K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$5.45M |
| 2 |
FP
Foundry Partners
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$3.12M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$2.51M |
| 4 |
CSC
Cove Street Capital
El Segundo,
California
|
+$2.15M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$1.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$16.4M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.19M |
| 3 |
WC
Walthausen & Co
Malta,
New York
|
-$3.62M |
| 4 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$2.2M |
| 5 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.09M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
126
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$4.19M | -261,083 | Closed |
|
127
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$502K | -31,282 | Closed |
|
|
GAM
128
Gotham Asset Management
New York
| – | -$289K | -17,973 | Closed |
|
129
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$251K | -15,650 | Closed |
|
130
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
Paris,
France
| – | -$241K | -15,000 | Closed |
|
131
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$226K | -14,082 | Closed |
|
132
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
| – | -$163K | -10,161 | Closed |
|
|
IUHSA
133
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
| – | -$9K | -550 | Closed |
|
134
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$3K | -176 | Closed |
|
|
LTFS
135
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$2K | -125 | Closed |
|
|
PFBT
136
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Saint Louis,
Missouri
| – | +$255 | +15 | New |
|
AVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
126 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in American Vanguard Corp (AVD) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $426M — up 16% from $366M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new AVD positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $5.45M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $16.4M.
- 126 institutional investors held American Vanguard Corp (AVD) as of Q4 2016, up from 124 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $426M of American Vanguard Corp stock for Q4 2016, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new American Vanguard Corp positions in Q4 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest American Vanguard Corp buyer in Q4 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $5.45M added.
- The largest American Vanguard Corp seller in Q4 2016 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $16.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.