American Vanguard Corp (AVD)

• Market cap: $174M
• 1 day: -6.07%
• 5 days: 7.28%
• 1 month: 16.83%
• 3 months: 13.32%
• 6 months: -30.17%
• Year to date: -44.64%
• 1 year: -34.13%
• 5 years: -60.16%
• 10 years: -49.33%
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Agricultural Chemicals

About: American Vanguard Corp is a United States-based diversified specialty and agricultural products company. It manufactures and formulates chemicals for crops, turf and ornamental plants, and human and animal health protection. These chemicals include insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, molluscicides, growth regulators, and soil fumigants, which are marketed in liquid, powder, and granular forms.

Employees: 845

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

77% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $312K | Put options by funds: $176K

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q1] → 3 (+1) [Q2]

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 139 [Q1] → 132 (-7) [Q2]

7.18% less ownership

Funds ownership: 85.49% [Q1] → 78.31% (-7.18%) [Q2]

23% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 31

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 61

41% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $319M [Q1] → $189M (-$130M) [Q2]