Avient
AVNT
225 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.43B invested in Avient in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 92 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.
0.1% more ownership
Funds ownership: 93.79% → 93.89% (+0.1%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 241 → 225 (-16)
24% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 92
25% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.26B → $2.43B (-$825M)
38% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 40
75% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 1 (-3)
93% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $182K | Put options by funds: $2.71M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$49.5M |
| 2 |
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$27.3M |
| 3 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$24.7M |
| 4 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$21.3M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$13.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CIP
Chartwell Investment Partners
Berywn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$47.2M |
| 2 |
SM
Stratton Management
King Of Prussia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$34.3M |
| 3 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$21.6M |
| 4 |
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Fort Worth,
Texas
|
-$17.1M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$10.7M |
AVNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
225 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Avient (AVNT) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $2.43B — down 25% from $3.26B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 40 funds closed out of AVNT and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 92 trimmed existing stakes and 70 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $49.5M. The largest seller was Chartwell Investment Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $47.2M sold.
- 225 institutional investors held Avient (AVNT) as of Q3 2015, down from 241 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $2.43B of Avient stock for Q3 2015, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new Avient positions in Q3 2015 and 40 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
- The largest Avient buyer in Q3 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $49.5M added.
- The largest Avient seller in Q3 2015 was Chartwell Investment Partners, an estimated $47.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.