Azul
AZUL
AZUL was delisted on the 27th of May, 2025.
80 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in Azul in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.
62% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.78M | Put options by funds: $2.34M
34% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.08B → $1.44B (+$368M)
4% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 25
2.55% less ownership
Funds ownership: 18.55% → 16% (-2.5%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 83 → 80 (-3)
54% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 37
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ZDA
Zweig-DiMenna Associates
New York
|
+$26.8M |
| 2 |
SGDR
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Rio De Janeiro,
Brazil
|
+$16M |
| 3 |
CS
Candriam SCA
Strassen, Luxembourg,
Luxembourg
|
+$12.2M |
| 4 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$11.1M |
| 5 |
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$9.11M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$108M |
| 2 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$26.6M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$26.2M |
| 4 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$25.6M |
| 5 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$14.6M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
IGGA
101
Iron Gate Global Advisors
Nsl,
Utah
| – | -$93K | -3,553 | Closed |
|
|
FDCDDQ
102
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Levis,
Quebec, Canada
| – | -$42.7K | -2,400 | Closed |
|
103
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$20K | -1,145 | Closed |
|
|
FGC
104
Financial Gravity Companies
Lakeway,
Texas
| – | +$97 | +4 | New |
|
AZUL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
80 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Azul (AZUL) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.44B — up 34% from $1.08B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of AZUL and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 37 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.
The largest buyer was Zweig-DiMenna Associates, adding an estimated $26.8M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $108M.
- 80 institutional investors held Azul (AZUL) as of Q4 2018, down from 83 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $1.44B of Azul stock for Q4 2018, up 34% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new Azul positions in Q4 2018 and 25 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Azul buyer in Q4 2018 was Zweig-DiMenna Associates, an estimated $26.8M added.
- The largest Azul seller in Q4 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $108M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.