Avient
AVNT
259 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.02B invested in Avient in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 83 increasing their positions, 102 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
259% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.51M | Put options by funds: $421K
18% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 33
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.63B → $3.02B (+$392M)
1.59% more ownership
Funds ownership: 93.71% → 95.3% (+1.6%)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 256 → 259 (+3)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 83 | Existing positions reduced: 102
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$49.2M |
| 2 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$43.5M |
| 3 |
GKIM
GW&K Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$35.4M |
| 4 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$23M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$12.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
|
-$28.6M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$27.3M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$16.3M |
| 4 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$9.9M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$7.92M |
AVNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
259 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Avient (AVNT) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $3.02B — up 15% from $2.63B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new AVNT positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 83 added to existing stakes and 102 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $49.2M. The largest seller was TimesSquare Capital Management, cutting an estimated $28.6M.
- 259 institutional investors held Avient (AVNT) as of Q2 2017, up from 256 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $3.02B of Avient stock for Q2 2017, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new Avient positions in Q2 2017 and 33 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest Avient buyer in Q2 2017 was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, an estimated $49.2M added.
- The largest Avient seller in Q2 2017 was TimesSquare Capital Management, an estimated $28.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.