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256 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.6B invested in Avis in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

117% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $427M | Put options by funds: $197M

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 78

1.7% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.59%81.89% (-1.7%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 263256 (-7)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.57B → $6.6B (-$969M)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 51

16% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1916 (-3)

Holders
256
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-2.66%
% of All Funds
6.82%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15.79%
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
44
Increased
89
Reduced
78
Closed
51
Calls
$427M
Puts
$197M
Net Calls
+$230M
Net Calls Change
-$69.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SIM
1
SRS Investment Management
New York
$590M
GCM
2
Glenview Capital Management
New York
$419M +$101M +1,651,377 +30%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$390M +$34M +556,804 +9%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$385M +$20.1M +329,240 +5%
Tiger Global Management
5
Tiger Global Management
New York
$286M -$14.9M -244,546 -5%
IAM
6
Iridian Asset Management
Connecticut
$253M +$31.2M +511,852 +14%
FTCM
7
Fir Tree Capital Management
New York
$229M -$17.9M -293,140 -7%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
8
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$212M -$44.3M -725,630 -17%
CWAM
9
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
$204M -$106M -1,739,000 -34%
MCM
10
Marcato Capital Management
California
$197M
TCM
11
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$171M +$6.36M +104,305 +4%
Viking Global Investors
12
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
$167M -$134M -2,193,450 -44%
BIT
13
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$156M +$4.31M +70,693 +3%
CGI
14
CI Global Investments
California
$151M +$95.4M +1,564,150 +158%
YCMGA
15
York Capital Management Global Advisors
New York
$119M +$44.6M +730,556 +56%
LAM
16
Lyrical Asset Management
New York
$118M +$215K +3,525 +0.2%
FPP
17
Findlay Park Partners
United Kingdom
$118M +$74.5M +1,221,026 +157%
Capital World Investors
18
Capital World Investors
California
$118M +$122M +2,000,000 New
BFA
19
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$111M -$28.6M -468,631 -20%
IIM
20
Ivory Investment Management
New York
$109M +$37.9M +621,826 +51%
ACM
21
Altimeter Capital Management
Massachusetts
$105M -$5.33M -87,416 -5%
First Eagle Investment Management
22
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$95.5M
State Street
23
State Street
Massachusetts
$87.9M +$988K +16,183 +1%
Goldman Sachs
24
Goldman Sachs
New York
$86.9M +$35.7M +584,918 +66%
AL
25
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$84M -$81.4M -1,333,520 -48%

CAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

256 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Avis (CAR) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $6.6B — down 13% from $7.57B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of CAR and 44 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 78 trimmed existing stakes and 89 added.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $122M. The largest seller was SAB Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $148M sold.

  • 256 institutional investors held Avis (CAR) as of Q1 2015, down from 263 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $6.6B of Avis stock for Q1 2015, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new Avis positions in Q1 2015 and 51 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Avis buyer in Q1 2015 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $122M added.
  • The largest Avis seller in Q1 2015 was SAB Capital Management, an estimated $148M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.