Avient
AVNT
243 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.68B invested in Avient in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
113% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 23
39% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $877K | Put options by funds: $632K
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.24B → $3.68B (+$442M)
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 217 → 243 (+26)
0.43% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.2% → 92.77% (-0.43%)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 87
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$38.9M |
| 2 |
SAM
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
|
+$29.8M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$27.9M |
| 4 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$19.7M |
| 5 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$18.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$51.2M |
| 2 |
OAMG
Odey Asset Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$26M |
| 3 |
KI
Kalmar Investments
Greenville,
Delaware
|
-$23.3M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$21.4M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$16.7M |
AVNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
243 of the 3,491 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Avient (AVNT) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $3.68B — up 14% from $3.24B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new AVNT positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 80 added to existing stakes and 87 trimmed.
The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $38.9M. The largest seller was BlackRock Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $51.2M.
- 243 institutional investors held Avient (AVNT) as of Q2 2014, up from 217 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $3.68B of Avient stock for Q2 2014, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 49 funds opened new Avient positions in Q2 2014 and 23 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
- The largest Avient buyer in Q2 2014 was State Street, an estimated $38.9M added.
- The largest Avient seller in Q2 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $51.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.