American Vanguard Corp
127 hedge funds and large institutions have $395M invested in American Vanguard Corp in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
38% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 39
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $379M → $395M (+$16.1M)
0.8% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.71% → 76.92% (-0.8%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 134 → 127 (-7)
44% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 16
99% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3K | Put options by funds: $228K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$5.94M |
| 2 |
WC
Walthausen & Co
Malta,
New York
|
+$4.42M |
| 3 |
HA
Heartland Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$3.69M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$1.8M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$1.43M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.01M |
| 2 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$4.2M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.66M |
| 4 |
CSC
Cove Street Capital
El Segundo,
California
|
-$3.04M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$1.6M |
AVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
127 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in American Vanguard Corp (AVD) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $395M — up 4.3% from $379M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of AVD and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 39 trimmed existing stakes and 54 added.
The largest buyer was Kennedy Capital Management, adding an estimated $5.94M. The largest seller was Putnam Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.01M sold.
- 127 institutional investors held American Vanguard Corp (AVD) as of Q2 2017, down from 134 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $395M of American Vanguard Corp stock for Q2 2017, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new American Vanguard Corp positions in Q2 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest American Vanguard Corp buyer in Q2 2017 was Kennedy Capital Management, an estimated $5.94M added.
- The largest American Vanguard Corp seller in Q2 2017 was Putnam Investments, an estimated $5.01M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.