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Avanos Medical
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257 hedge funds and large institutions have $631M invested in Avanos Medical in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $510M → $631M (+$121M)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 72

1.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 97.78% → 96.68% (-1.1%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 274 → 257 (-17)

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 42

Holders
257
Holders Change
-17
Holders Change %
-6.2%
% of All Funds
3.16%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
30
Increased
71
Reduced
72
Closed
42
Calls
$217K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$217K
Net Calls Change
+$158K

Top Buyers

1
BCM
Boone Capital Management
Georgia
+$16M
2
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
+$13.1M
3
T. Rowe Price Investment Management
T. Rowe Price Investment Management
Maryland
+$11.6M
4
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$6.1M
5
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
+$3.98M

Top Sellers

1
AC
Armistice Capital
New York
-$16.2M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$9.67M
3
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
-$7.72M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$7.26M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$3.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Mariner
101
Mariner
Kansas
$288K +$21.1K +1,567 +8%
Wells Fargo
102
Wells Fargo
California
$281K -$457K -33,932 -63%
VEA
103
Virtus ETF Advisers
New York
$264K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
104
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$259K +$23.9K +1,776 +11%
Mercer Global Advisors
105
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$258K +$41K +3,041 +20%
EWA
106
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$254K +$3.76K +279 +2%
AWM
107
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$237K +$27.8K +2,063 +14%
VA
108
Vident Advisory
Georgia
$234K -$476K -35,362 -68%
SOW
109
State of Wyoming
Wyoming
$227K -$99.2K -7,361 -31%
VPIM
110
Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management
California
$204K +$196K +14,571 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
111
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$199K +$104K +7,700 +119%
PCM
112
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$195K -$268K -19,881 -59%
Millennium Management
113
Millennium Management
New York
$194K -$9.67M -718,074 -98%
Barclays
114
Barclays
United Kingdom
$193K -$757K -56,152 -80%
AB
115
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$187K -$5.03K -373 -3%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
116
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$185K – – –
ASRS
117
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$179K -$2.57K -191 -1%
YCM
118
Yousif Capital Management
Michigan
$178K -$822 -61 -0.5%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
119
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$175K -$33.4K -2,477 -17%
PFSRSONJ
120
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey
New Jersey
$173K – – –
GAM
121
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$173K +$167K +12,359 New
Corient Private Wealth
122
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$171K -$399K -29,589 -71%
OL
123
Odyssean LLC
Connecticut
$170K +$163K +12,116 New
Arrowstreet Capital
124
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$167K +$161K +11,953 New
TRSOTSOK
125
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$165K – – –
3 4
5
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AVNS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

257 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Avanos Medical (AVNS) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $631M — up 24% from $510M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 42 funds closed out of AVNS and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 72 trimmed existing stakes and 71 added.

The largest buyer was Boone Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $16M. The largest seller was Armistice Capital, cutting an estimated $16.2M.

  • 257 institutional investors held Avanos Medical (AVNS) as of Q1 2026, down from 274 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $631M of Avanos Medical stock for Q1 2026, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new Avanos Medical positions in Q1 2026 and 42 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest Avanos Medical buyer in Q1 2026 was Boone Capital Management, an estimated $16M added.
  • The largest Avanos Medical seller in Q1 2026 was Armistice Capital, an estimated $16.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.