Azenta
AZTA
228 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.83B invested in Azenta in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 88 increasing their positions, 82 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
200% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)
109% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.89M | Put options by funds: $2.34M
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 88 | Existing positions reduced: 82
0.04% more ownership
Funds ownership: 98.53% → 98.57% (+0.04%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 243 → 228 (-15)
25% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.44B → $1.83B (-$609M)
39% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 36
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$24M |
| 2 |
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$23.6M |
| 3 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$14.6M |
| 4 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
+$13.2M |
| 5 |
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$12.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$23M |
| 2 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$19.8M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$11.1M |
| 4 |
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Seoul,
South Korea
|
-$9.53M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$8.77M |
AZTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
228 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Azenta (AZTA) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.83B — down 25% from $2.44B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of AZTA and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 82 trimmed existing stakes and 88 added.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $24M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $23M.
- 228 institutional investors held Azenta (AZTA) as of Q4 2018, down from 243 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $1.83B of Azenta stock for Q4 2018, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new Azenta positions in Q4 2018 and 36 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
- The largest Azenta buyer in Q4 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $24M added.
- The largest Azenta seller in Q4 2018 was Millennium Management, an estimated $23M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.