American Vanguard Corp
116 hedge funds and large institutions have $359M invested in American Vanguard Corp in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
82,700% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $828K | Put options by funds: $1K
60% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 30
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $352M → $359M (+$7.19M)
1.1% less ownership
Funds ownership: 76.92% → 75.82% (-1.1%)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 129 → 116 (-13)
65% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 17
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$4.08M |
| 2 |
HA
Heartland Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$3.43M |
| 3 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$2.9M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$1.85M |
| 5 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$783K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$1.58M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$1.48M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.47M |
| 4 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$1.42M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.32M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PP
126
Paloma Partners
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$180K | -11,700 | Closed |
|
127
Tudor Investment Corp
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$171K | -11,107 | Closed |
|
|
TCM
128
Tran Capital Management
San Rafael,
California
| – | -$163K | -10,600 | Closed |
|
|
CSS
129
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$150K | -9,740 | Closed |
|
|
AG
130
Aperio Group
Sausalito,
California
| – | -$116K | -7,515 | Closed |
|
|
PHK
131
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
| – | -$21K | -1,392 | Closed |
|
132
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$1.76K | -120 | Closed |
|
AVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
116 of the 4,561 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in American Vanguard Corp (AVD) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $359M — up 2% from $352M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of AVD and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 48 added.
The largest buyer was Polar Asset Management Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.08M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $1.58M.
- 116 institutional investors held American Vanguard Corp (AVD) as of Q3 2019, down from 129 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $359M of American Vanguard Corp stock for Q3 2019, up 2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new American Vanguard Corp positions in Q3 2019 and 17 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest American Vanguard Corp buyer in Q3 2019 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $4.08M added.
- The largest American Vanguard Corp seller in Q3 2019 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $1.58M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.