Avanos Medical
AVNS
AVNS was delisted on the 24th of July, 2026.
350 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.97B invested in Avanos Medical in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 103 reducing their positions, and 86 closing their positions.
858% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.64M | Put options by funds: $693K
2.23% more ownership
Funds ownership: 90.57% → 92.81% (+2.2%)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 387 → 350 (-37)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 103
33% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.93B → $1.97B (-$961M)
38% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 86
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$46.4M |
| 2 |
PIM
Paradice Investment Management
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$42.6M |
| 3 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$38.8M |
| 4 |
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Burlington,
Vermont
|
+$27.9M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$20.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Select Equity Group
New York
|
-$35.7M |
| 2 |
CRCP
Copper Rock Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$25.1M |
| 3 |
CM
Castleark Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$16.7M |
| 4 |
PC
Polar Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$16.7M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$15M |
AVNS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
350 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Avanos Medical (AVNS) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.97B — down 33% from $2.93B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 86 funds closed out of AVNS and 53 opened new positions — a net loss of 33 holders — while 103 trimmed existing stakes and 89 added.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $46.4M. The largest seller was Select Equity Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $35.7M sold.
- 350 institutional investors held Avanos Medical (AVNS) as of Q4 2018, down from 387 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $1.97B of Avanos Medical stock for Q4 2018, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
- 53 funds opened new Avanos Medical positions in Q4 2018 and 86 closed out, a net change of -33 holders.
- The largest Avanos Medical buyer in Q4 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $46.4M added.
- The largest Avanos Medical seller in Q4 2018 was Select Equity Group, an estimated $35.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.