Avient
AVNT
256 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.63B invested in Avient in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
63% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 24
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.49B → $2.63B (+$132M)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 250 → 256 (+6)
0.83% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.88% → 93.71% (+0.83%)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 99
62% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $61K | Put options by funds: $160K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$326M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$39.9M |
| 3 |
DGHMC
Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co
New York
|
+$13.5M |
| 4 |
NC
Nicholas Company
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$10.9M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$9.93M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$52M |
| 2 |
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$30M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$27.3M |
| 4 |
KI
Kalmar Investments
Greenville,
Delaware
|
-$18.8M |
| 5 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
-$12.6M |
AVNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
256 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Avient (AVNT) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $2.63B — up 5.3% from $2.49B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new AVNT positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 89 added to existing stakes and 99 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $326M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $52M.
- 256 institutional investors held Avient (AVNT) as of Q1 2017, up from 250 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $2.63B of Avient stock for Q1 2017, up 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new Avient positions in Q1 2017 and 24 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
- The largest Avient buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $326M added.
- The largest Avient seller in Q1 2017 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $52M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.