Avantor
AVTR
389 hedge funds and large institutions have $15B invested in Avantor in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 106 funds opening new positions, 180 increasing their positions, 82 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
231% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 106 | Existing positions closed: 32
120% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 180 | Existing positions reduced: 82
78% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $62.4M | Put options by funds: $35.1M
71% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 12 (+5)
35% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.1B → $15B (+$3.89B)
22% more funds holding
Funds holding: 318 → 389 (+71)
6.4% more ownership
Funds ownership: 85.8% → 92.21% (+6.4%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$406M |
| 2 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$266M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$164M |
| 4 |
TP
Third Point
New York
|
+$155M |
| 5 |
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$143M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NMVA
New Mountain Vantage Advisers
New York
|
-$928M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$451M |
| 3 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$195M |
| 4 |
N
Natixis
Paris,
France
|
-$78.7M |
| 5 |
LP
Lexington Partners
New York
|
-$44M |
AVTR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review
389 of the 5,676 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Avantor (AVTR) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $15B — up 35% from $11.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 106 funds opened new AVTR positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 74 holders — while 180 added to existing stakes and 82 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $406M. The largest seller was New Mountain Vantage Advisers, cutting an estimated $928M.
- 389 institutional investors held Avantor (AVTR) as of Q4 2020, up from 318 in Q3 2020.
- Funds reported $15B of Avantor stock for Q4 2020, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
- 106 funds opened new Avantor positions in Q4 2020 and 32 closed out, a net change of +74 holders.
- The largest Avantor buyer in Q4 2020 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $406M added.
- The largest Avantor seller in Q4 2020 was New Mountain Vantage Advisers, an estimated $928M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.