American Vanguard Corp
127 hedge funds and large institutions have $521M invested in American Vanguard Corp in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $467M → $521M (+$54.6M)
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 42
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
1.33% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.36% → 76.03% (-1.3%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 133 → 127 (-6)
36% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 11
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$7.99M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$4.36M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.87M |
| 4 |
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Irving,
Texas
|
+$1.28M |
| 5 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$1.17M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$3.15M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$2.25M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$1.89M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$1.16M |
| 5 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$859K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WAM
126
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Potomac,
Maryland
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
127
Two Sigma Investments
New York
| – | -$1.16M | -57,456 | Closed |
|
|
TI
128
Trexquant Investment
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$537K | -26,572 | Closed |
|
|
EMG
129
Ellington Management Group
Old Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$424K | -21,000 | Closed |
|
|
DTL
130
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
| – | -$355K | -17,591 | Closed |
|
|
GCP
131
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$341K | -16,887 | Closed |
|
|
COPPSERS
132
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$280K | -13,859 | Closed |
|
|
HI
133
HBK Investments
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$279K | -13,800 | Closed |
|
|
LCM
134
Laurion Capital Management
New York
| – | -$209K | -10,354 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
135
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$194K | -9,610 | Closed |
|
136
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$6K | -300 | Closed |
|
137
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$3K | -173 | Closed |
|
AVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
127 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in American Vanguard Corp (AVD) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $521M — up 12% from $467M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of AVD and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 42 trimmed existing stakes and 43 added.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $7.99M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $3.15M.
- 127 institutional investors held American Vanguard Corp (AVD) as of Q2 2018, down from 133 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $521M of American Vanguard Corp stock for Q2 2018, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new American Vanguard Corp positions in Q2 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest American Vanguard Corp buyer in Q2 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $7.99M added.
- The largest American Vanguard Corp seller in Q2 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $3.15M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.