Azul
AZUL
AZUL was delisted on the 27th of May, 2025.
99 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.28B invested in Azul in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
432% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.74M | Put options by funds: $1.27M
245% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 11
89% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.21B → $2.28B (+$1.07B)
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 30
16% more funds holding
Funds holding: 85 → 99 (+14)
7.51% more ownership
Funds ownership: 10.8% → 18.3% (+7.5%)
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 0 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$208M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$50.3M |
| 3 |
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$46.1M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$44.8M |
| 5 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$43.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$27.6M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$20.8M |
| 3 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$16.7M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$9.67M |
| 5 |
IUHSA
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
|
-$6.9M |
AZUL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
99 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Azul (AZUL) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $2.28B — up 89% from $1.21B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new AZUL positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $208M. The largest seller was William Blair Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $27.6M sold.
- 99 institutional investors held Azul (AZUL) as of Q2 2018, up from 85 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $2.28B of Azul stock for Q2 2018, up 89% quarter-over-quarter.
- 45 funds opened new Azul positions in Q2 2018 and 30 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
- The largest Azul buyer in Q2 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $208M added.
- The largest Azul seller in Q2 2018 was William Blair Investment Management, an estimated $27.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.