Avantor
AVTR
171 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.7B invested in Avantor in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
179% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.76M | Put options by funds: $3.5M
27% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 37
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 164 → 171 (+7)
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 53
0.87% less ownership
Funds ownership: 80.55% → 79.68% (-0.87%)
32% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.36B → $5.7B (-$2.66B)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BBHC
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
|
+$110M |
| 2 |
EC
Eminence Capital
New York
|
+$80M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$53.1M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$49.9M |
| 5 |
NSCM
New South Capital Management
Memphis,
Tennessee
|
+$49.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$281M |
| 2 |
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$134M |
| 3 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$76.8M |
| 4 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$49.5M |
| 5 |
Blackstone Inc
New York
|
-$49M |
AVTR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
171 of the 4,547 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Avantor (AVTR) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $5.7B — down 32% from $8.36B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new AVTR positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 53 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Brown Brothers Harriman & Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $110M. The largest seller was Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), exiting entirely with an estimated $281M sold.
- 171 institutional investors held Avantor (AVTR) as of Q1 2020, up from 164 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $5.7B of Avantor stock for Q1 2020, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
- 47 funds opened new Avantor positions in Q1 2020 and 37 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest Avantor buyer in Q1 2020 was Brown Brothers Harriman & Co, an estimated $110M added.
- The largest Avantor seller in Q1 2020 was Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), an estimated $281M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.