Avantor
AVTR
263 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.23B invested in Avantor in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 117 funds opening new positions, 93 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.
368% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 117 | Existing positions closed: 25
344% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $24.3M | Put options by funds: $5.48M
138% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 93 | Existing positions reduced: 39
54% more funds holding
Funds holding: 171 → 263 (+92)
44% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.7B → $8.23B (+$2.52B)
4.48% more ownership
Funds ownership: 79.69% → 84.17% (+4.5%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$190M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$144M |
| 3 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$133M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$76.4M |
| 5 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$60.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NMVA
New Mountain Vantage Advisers
New York
|
-$340M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$241M |
| 3 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$74.5M |
| 4 |
TP
Third Point
New York
|
-$62.5M |
| 5 |
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
|
-$49.2M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GCP
276
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$267K | -21,344 | Closed |
|
|
LFM
277
Lumina Fund Management
New York
| – | -$250K | -20,000 | Closed |
|
|
PIA
278
Piedmont Investment Advisors
Durham,
North Carolina
| – | -$241K | -19,262 | Closed |
|
|
OAM
279
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
| – | -$170K | -13,625 | Closed |
|
280
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$128K | -10,267 | Closed |
|
|
HA
281
Harbor Advisors
West Palm Beach,
Florida
| – | -$125K | -10,000 | Closed |
|
|
FQ
282
First Quadrant
Glendale,
California
| – | -$32K | -2,546 | Closed |
|
|
SMFS
283
Squar Milner Financial Services
Irvine,
California
| – | -$22K | -1,775 | Closed |
|
284
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$16.7K | -1,026 | Closed |
|
|
SF
285
Synovus Financial
Columbus,
Georgia
| – | -$2K | -266 | Closed |
|
|
ASN
286
Advisory Services Network
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$1K | -117 | Closed |
|
287
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$1K | -53 | Closed |
|
|
HNB
288
Huntington National Bank
Columbus,
Ohio
| – | +$928 | +57 | New |
|
AVTR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
263 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Avantor (AVTR) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $8.23B — up 44% from $5.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 117 funds opened new AVTR positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 92 holders — while 93 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $190M. The largest seller was New Mountain Vantage Advisers, cutting an estimated $340M.
- 263 institutional investors held Avantor (AVTR) as of Q2 2020, up from 171 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $8.23B of Avantor stock for Q2 2020, up 44% quarter-over-quarter.
- 117 funds opened new Avantor positions in Q2 2020 and 25 closed out, a net change of +92 holders.
- The largest Avantor buyer in Q2 2020 was Invesco, an estimated $190M added.
- The largest Avantor seller in Q2 2020 was New Mountain Vantage Advisers, an estimated $340M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.