Avient
AVNT
241 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.29B invested in Avient in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 94 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.
158% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.94M | Put options by funds: $2.69M
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.08B → $3.29B (+$207M)
1.55% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.62% → 94.18% (+1.6%)
6% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 94 | Existing positions reduced: 89
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 255 → 241 (-14)
38% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 34
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$94.2M |
| 2 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$36M |
| 3 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
+$32.7M |
| 4 |
CIP
Chartwell Investment Partners
Berywn,
Pennsylvania
|
+$20M |
| 5 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$13.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$26.2M |
| 2 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$22.6M |
| 3 |
LM
Luminus Management
Houston,
Texas
|
-$18.3M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$17.7M |
| 5 |
FAM
Foundation Asset Management
White Plains,
New York
|
-$16.4M |
AVNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
241 of the 3,730 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Avient (AVNT) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $3.29B — up 6.7% from $3.08B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of AVNT and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 89 trimmed existing stakes and 94 added.
The largest buyer was Westwood Holdings Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $94.2M. The largest seller was Massachusetts Financial Services, exiting entirely with an estimated $26.2M sold.
- 241 institutional investors held Avient (AVNT) as of Q2 2015, down from 255 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $3.29B of Avient stock for Q2 2015, up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new Avient positions in Q2 2015 and 34 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
- The largest Avient buyer in Q2 2015 was Westwood Holdings Group, an estimated $94.2M added.
- The largest Avient seller in Q2 2015 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $26.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.