Azul
AZUL
AZUL was delisted on the 27th of May, 2025.
63 hedge funds and large institutions have $892M invested in Azul in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
400% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 5 (+4)
211% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 9
85% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 13
80% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $495M → $892M (+$397M)
63% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.24M | Put options by funds: $763K
19% more funds holding
Funds holding: 53 → 63 (+10)
2.78% more ownership
Funds ownership: 7.39% → 10.17% (+2.8%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$85M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$47.5M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$15.6M |
| 4 |
SGDR
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Rio De Janeiro,
Brazil
|
+$14.2M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$13.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SC
Shellback Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$7.76M |
| 2 |
CCA
Canyon Capital Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$5.2M |
| 3 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
-$5.12M |
| 4 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$4.58M |
| 5 |
NCM
Newfoundland Capital Management
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
|
-$3.94M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$101K | -4,797 | Closed |
|
|
NIT
77
NumerixS Investment Technologies
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
| – | -$51K | -2,400 | Closed |
|
AZUL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
63 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Azul (AZUL) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $892M — up 80% from $495M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new AZUL positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $85M. The largest seller was Shellback Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.76M sold.
- 63 institutional investors held Azul (AZUL) as of Q3 2017, up from 53 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $892M of Azul stock for Q3 2017, up 80% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new Azul positions in Q3 2017 and 13 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest Azul buyer in Q3 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $85M added.
- The largest Azul seller in Q3 2017 was Shellback Capital, an estimated $7.76M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.