Avient
AVNT
281 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.3B invested in Avient in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 86 increasing their positions, 103 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
1,926% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.42M | Put options by funds: $218K
342% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 12
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 240 → 281 (+41)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.07B → $3.3B (+$238M)
0.37% more ownership
Funds ownership: 93.59% → 93.96% (+0.37%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 86 | Existing positions reduced: 103
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$19M |
| 2 |
MFIMFI
Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$18.4M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$11.2M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$11.2M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$11.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
-$46.4M |
| 2 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$23.8M |
| 3 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$21.9M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$13.4M |
| 5 |
NFA
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Columbus,
Ohio
|
-$11.6M |
AVNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
281 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Avient (AVNT) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $3.3B — up 7.7% from $3.07B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new AVNT positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 86 added to existing stakes and 103 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Lord, Abbett & Co, adding an estimated $19M. The largest seller was DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ), exiting entirely with an estimated $46.4M sold.
- 281 institutional investors held Avient (AVNT) as of Q4 2017, up from 240 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $3.3B of Avient stock for Q4 2017, up 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 53 funds opened new Avient positions in Q4 2017 and 12 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
- The largest Avient buyer in Q4 2017 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $19M added.
- The largest Avient seller in Q4 2017 was DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ), an estimated $46.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.