American Vanguard Corp
124 hedge funds and large institutions have $366M invested in American Vanguard Corp in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
54% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $128K | Put options by funds: $83K
35% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 37
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $358M → $366M (+$7.79M)
2.12% less ownership
Funds ownership: 80% → 77.88% (-2.1%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 128 → 124 (-4)
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 17
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.31M |
| 2 |
HA
Heartland Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$1.62M |
| 3 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$1.57M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$1.06M |
| 5 |
MC
Menta Capital
San Francisco,
California
|
+$910K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$2.4M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.2M |
| 4 |
MCM
McKinley Capital Management
Anchorage,
Alaska
|
-$2.19M |
| 5 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.64M |
AVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
124 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in American Vanguard Corp (AVD) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $366M — up 2.2% from $358M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of AVD and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 37 trimmed existing stakes and 50 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $2.31M. The largest seller was Putnam Investments, cutting an estimated $3M.
- 124 institutional investors held American Vanguard Corp (AVD) as of Q3 2016, down from 128 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $366M of American Vanguard Corp stock for Q3 2016, up 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new American Vanguard Corp positions in Q3 2016 and 17 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest American Vanguard Corp buyer in Q3 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $2.31M added.
- The largest American Vanguard Corp seller in Q3 2016 was Putnam Investments, an estimated $3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.