Avantor
AVTR
318 hedge funds and large institutions have $11B invested in Avantor in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 83 funds opening new positions, 146 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
219% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 83 | Existing positions closed: 26
130% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $48.2M | Put options by funds: $21M
118% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 146 | Existing positions reduced: 67
75% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 7 (+3)
34% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.23B → $11B (+$2.79B)
21% more funds holding
Funds holding: 263 → 318 (+55)
1.64% more ownership
Funds ownership: 84.17% → 85.82% (+1.6%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PCM
Palestra Capital Management
New York
|
+$142M |
| 2 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$132M |
| 3 |
TP
Third Point
New York
|
+$104M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$78.1M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$75.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NMVA
New Mountain Vantage Advisers
New York
|
-$532M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$377M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$226M |
| 4 |
MC
Maverick Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$74.1M |
| 5 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$39.3M |
AVTR Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review
318 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Avantor (AVTR) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $11B — up 34% from $8.23B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 83 funds opened new AVTR positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 57 holders — while 146 added to existing stakes and 67 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Palestra Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $142M. The largest seller was New Mountain Vantage Advisers, cutting an estimated $532M.
- 318 institutional investors held Avantor (AVTR) as of Q3 2020, up from 263 in Q2 2020.
- Funds reported $11B of Avantor stock for Q3 2020, up 34% quarter-over-quarter.
- 83 funds opened new Avantor positions in Q3 2020 and 26 closed out, a net change of +57 holders.
- The largest Avantor buyer in Q3 2020 was Palestra Capital Management, an estimated $142M added.
- The largest Avantor seller in Q3 2020 was New Mountain Vantage Advisers, an estimated $532M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.