Avient
AVNT
253 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.14B invested in Avient in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 78 increasing their positions, 113 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
91% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.04M | Put options by funds: $546K
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.03B → $3.14B (+$104M)
3% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 35
1.28% less ownership
Funds ownership: 92.31% → 91.03% (-1.3%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 257 → 253 (-4)
31% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 113
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$101M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$32.7M |
| 3 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
+$24.9M |
| 4 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
+$21.6M |
| 5 |
FAM
Foundation Asset Management
White Plains,
New York
|
+$16.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$45.7M |
| 2 |
Westfield Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$29.9M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$29.6M |
| 4 |
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$28.2M |
| 5 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$20M |
AVNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
253 of the 3,765 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Avient (AVNT) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $3.14B — up 3.4% from $3.03B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new AVNT positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 78 added to existing stakes and 113 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Victory Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $101M. The largest seller was Marshall Wace, cutting an estimated $45.7M.
- 253 institutional investors held Avient (AVNT) as of Q4 2014, down from 257 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $3.14B of Avient stock for Q4 2014, up 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 36 funds opened new Avient positions in Q4 2014 and 35 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Avient buyer in Q4 2014 was Victory Capital Management, an estimated $101M added.
- The largest Avient seller in Q4 2014 was Marshall Wace, an estimated $45.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.