Azul
AZUL
AZUL was delisted on the 27th of May, 2025.
82 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.07B invested in Azul in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
158% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.04M | Put options by funds: $2.73M
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $973M → $1.07B (+$102M)
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 26
0.25% more ownership
Funds ownership: 18.28% → 18.52% (+0.25%)
17% less funds holding
Funds holding: 99 → 82 (-17)
43% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 37
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$109M |
| 2 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$30.1M |
| 3 |
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$21.6M |
| 4 |
CCM
Contrarian Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$13.8M |
| 5 |
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
+$13.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GGHC
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
|
-$40.4M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$38.4M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$37.5M |
| 4 |
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$19.2M |
| 5 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$14.4M |
AZUL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
82 of the 4,391 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Azul (AZUL) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.07B — up 10% from $973M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 37 funds closed out of AZUL and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 26 trimmed existing stakes and 27 added.
The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, adding an estimated $109M. The largest seller was Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co, cutting an estimated $40.4M.
- 82 institutional investors held Azul (AZUL) as of Q3 2018, down from 99 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $1.07B of Azul stock for Q3 2018, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new Azul positions in Q3 2018 and 37 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
- The largest Azul buyer in Q3 2018 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $109M added.
- The largest Azul seller in Q3 2018 was Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co, an estimated $40.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.