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Anavex Life Sciences

178 hedge funds and large institutions have $302M invested in Anavex Life Sciences in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

112% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 33

25% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.9M | Put options by funds: $12M

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $270M → $302M (+$32.3M)

1.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.93%38.06% (+1.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 25

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 181178 (-3)

Holders
178
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.66%
% of All Funds
2.34%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
24
Increased
70
Reduced
33
Closed
25
Calls
$14.9M
Puts
$12M
Net Calls
+$2.96M
Net Calls Change
-$2.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Millennium Management
176
Millennium Management
New York
-$2.92M -340,019 Closed
TI
177
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
-$610K -71,107 Closed
MIM
178
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
-$389K -45,343 Closed
CF
179
Corebridge Financial
Texas
-$315K -36,760 Closed
DnB Asset Management
180
DnB Asset Management
Norway
-$285K -33,261 Closed
GCP
181
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
-$238K -27,684 Closed
VF
182
Virtu Financial
New York
-$222K -25,895 Closed
SG Americas Securities
183
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$217K -25,242 Closed
ECM
184
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
-$172K -20,000 Closed
AC
185
AXQ Capital
New Jersey
-$153K -17,888 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
186
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$120K -14,000 Closed
BHCM
187
Brevan Howard Capital Management
Jersey
-$93.8K -10,932 Closed
Simplex Trading
188
Simplex Trading
Illinois
-$89K -10,427 Closed
DADC
189
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
-$88.7K -10,335 Closed
EGM
190
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
-$88.2K -10,283 Closed
A
191
AlphaQuest
New York
-$66.4K -7,741 Closed
QCG
192
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
-$22.4K -2,611 Closed
CA
193
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
-$5.66K -660 Closed
RF
194
Roxbury Financial
New Jersey
-$4.59K -580 Closed
SW
195
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
-$3.28K -382 Closed
CIAM
196
Caitong International Asset Management
Hong Kong
-$2.55K -297 Closed
SAM
197
Smartleaf Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$1.6K -184 Closed
RA
198
Rise Advisors
New York
-$1.07K -125 Closed
AAP
199
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
-$747 -87 Closed
SC
200
Stephens Consulting
Michigan
-$344 -40 Closed

AVXL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

178 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $302M — up 12% from $270M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of AVXL and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 33 trimmed existing stakes and 70 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $2.75M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.92M sold.

  • 178 institutional investors held Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL) as of Q2 2025, down from 181 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $302M of Anavex Life Sciences stock for Q2 2025, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Anavex Life Sciences positions in Q2 2025 and 25 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Anavex Life Sciences buyer in Q2 2025 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $2.75M added.
  • The largest Anavex Life Sciences seller in Q2 2025 was Millennium Management, an estimated $2.92M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.