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164 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.36B invested in Avantor in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

94% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 35

66% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 32

65% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13M | Put options by funds: $7.86M

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.56B → $8.36B (+$1.8B)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 148 → 164 (+16)

2.16% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.39% → 80.55% (+2.2%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)

Holders
164
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+10.81%
% of All Funds
3.23%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
53
Increased
68
Reduced
35
Closed
32
Calls
$13M
Puts
$7.86M
Net Calls
+$5.12M
Net Calls Change
+$2.22M

Top Buyers

1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$152M
2
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
United Kingdom
+$117M
3
TP
Third Point
New York
+$111M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$111M
5
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$65.9M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$325M
2
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
-$142M
3
DCP
D1 Capital Partners
New York
-$97.8M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$73.1M
5
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$55.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Susquehanna International Group
76
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.68M +$958K +60,212 +188%
Jane Street
77
Jane Street
New York
$1.66M +$1.46M +91,705 New
Citadel Advisors
78
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.54M -$73.1M -4,595,195 -98%
UBS Group
79
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.53M +$1.02M +64,116 +317%
AB
80
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$1.49M +$429K +26,943 +49%
MCM
81
Marsico Capital Management
Colorado
$1.47M +$1.29M +81,165 New
Stifel Financial
82
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.39M -$520K -32,695 -30%
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
83
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
North Carolina
$1.38M +$319K +20,060 +36%
ACM
84
ADI Capital Management
New York
$1.29M -$446K -28,000 -28%
UBS AM
85
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.28M +$204K +12,803 +22%
WCA
86
Waratah Capital Advisors
Ontario, Canada
$1.16M +$1.02M +64,015 New
Victory Capital Management
87
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$1.1M +$371K +23,312 +62%
CSS
88
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$1.09M -$2.17M -136,362 -69%
URS
89
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$1.09M +$796K +50,000 +500%
William Blair & Company
90
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.07M -$525K -33,000 -36%
JG
91
Jefferies Group
New York
$1.04M -$162K -10,150 -15%
PA
92
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$1.04M +$97.3K +6,113 +12%
PPA
93
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$951K +$662K +41,585 +385%
HR
94
Howe & Rusling
New York
$935K +$817K +51,330 +28,049%
GF
95
Gabelli Funds
New York
$908K – – –
Deutsche Bank
96
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$882K -$2.44M -153,178 -76%
Acadian Asset Management
97
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$858K -$701K -44,036 -48%
Ameriprise
98
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$844K +$45.5K +2,859 +7%
MAM
99
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$823K +$255K +15,996 +55%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
100
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$813K +$186K +11,680 +35%
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AVTR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

164 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Avantor (AVTR) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $8.36B — up 27% from $6.56B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new AVTR positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $152M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $325M.

  • 164 institutional investors held Avantor (AVTR) as of Q4 2019, up from 148 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $8.36B of Avantor stock for Q4 2019, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new Avantor positions in Q4 2019 and 32 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest Avantor buyer in Q4 2019 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $152M added.
  • The largest Avantor seller in Q4 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $325M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.