Afya

AFYA • NASDAQ

Afya is a education & training services company in the consumer defensive sector on NASDAQ, led by Virgilio Deloy Capobianco Gibbon, with a market cap of $1.3B. As of Q3 2025, 13% of shares are held by 67 institutional investors, with FMR LLC as the largest holder at 3.03%.

Chief Executive OfficerVirgilio Deloy Capobianco Gibbon

Market Cap$1.3B

Education & Training Services

Consumer Defensive

Employees9.9K

Websiteafya.com.br

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in AFYA as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $1.4B

All Institutions

Institutions: 67
Value Held: $178.6M
Shares Held: 11.5M
Avg Position: $2.7M
Median Position: $550.1K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 14
Value Held: $36.4M
Shares Held: 2.3M
Avg Position: $2.6M
Median Position: $1.0M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

10.04%

$142.3M

Hedge Funds

2.57%

$36.4M

Retail & Other

87.39%

$1.2B

Based on market cap of $1.4B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in AFYA as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
FMR LLC Institution	-	$42.9M 0.00% of portfolio	3.03% 2.8M shares	Q3 2019 Held for 6y 2m	$1.92T
S SOFTBANK GROUP CORP Institution	-	$38.0M 0.15% of portfolio	2.68% 2.4M shares	Q1 2021 Held for 4y 8m	$25.9B
BAMCO INC /NY/ Long Only Manager	Ronald Stephen Baron CEO	$27.0M 0.07% of portfolio	1.90% 1.7M shares	Q3 2019 Held for 6y 2m	$37.7B
Doma Perpetual Capital Management LLC Hedge Fund•Value	Pedro Escudero CEO	$13.9M 4.67% of portfolio	0.98% 891.6K shares	Q4 2023 Held for 1y 11m	$297.8M
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	Peter Fitzhugh Brown CEO	$7.7M 0.01% of portfolio	0.55% 495.1K shares	Q4 2020 Held for 4y 11m	$75.8B
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$4.4M 0.00% of portfolio	0.31% 280.7K shares	Q3 2024 Held for 1y 2m	$5.67T
TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	Scott David Hoffman CEO	$4.3M 0.01% of portfolio	0.30% 276.2K shares	Q3 2024 Held for 1y 2m	$50.0B
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	-	$3.6M 0.00% of portfolio	0.26% 233.2K shares	Q1 2022 Held for 3y 8m	$115.81B
S SPX Equities Gestao de Recursos Ltda Institution	-	$2.9M 0.24% of portfolio	0.20% 185.6K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$1.2B
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	Scott David Hoffman CEO	$2.9M 0.00% of portfolio	0.20% 183.6K shares	Q3 2024 Held for 1y 2m	$62.0B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for AFYA in Q3 2025

Traded: +$2.3M
Buyers: 35
Sellers: 35
Total Bought: +$18.7M
Total Sold: −$16.3M
Avg Position: $2.2M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
Doma Perpetual Capital Management LLC Hedge Fund•Value	+$4.7M +299.4K shares	$13.9M 891.6K shares
S SPX Equities Gestao de Recursos Ltda Institution	+$2.9M +185.6K shares	$2.9M 185.6K shares
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	+$1.2M +80.1K shares	$1.2M 80.1K shares
Marshall Wace LLP Institution	+$1.2M +75.9K shares	$1.4M 89.9K shares
S Swedbank AB Institution	+$1.1M +70.0K shares	$1.1M 70.0K shares
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	+$774.7K +49.7K shares	$7.7M 495.1K shares
Q Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Institution	+$609.6K +39.1K shares	$609.6K 39.1K shares
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	+$606.6K +38.9K shares	$4.4M 280.7K shares
TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$578.8K +37.1K shares	$4.3M 276.2K shares
NORTHERN TRUST CORP Institution	+$553.4K +35.5K shares	$1.3M 83.3K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
BAMCO INC /NY/ Long Only Manager	−$3.5M −221.6K shares	$27.0M 1.7M shares
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$2.0M −125.3K shares	$2.4M 152.3K shares
Carrera Capital Advisors RIA/Wealth	−$1.8M −98.0K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
P Perpetual Ltd Institution	−$1.3M −84.9K shares	$1.0M 66.3K shares
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Hedge Fund•Quant	−$1.2M −68.2K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	−$1.1M −71.9K shares	$3.6M 233.2K shares
RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC Long Only Manager	−$693.3K −44.4K shares	$901.9K 57.8K shares
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	−$533.4K −34.2K shares	$717.2K 46.0K shares
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	−$518.4K −33.2K shares	$1.5M 94.2K shares
D Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd Institution	−$390.6K −21.9K shares	Sold Off 0 shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited AFYA in Q3 2025

New Positions: 6
New Value: $1.4M
Exited Positions: 15
Exited Value: $5.1M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
S Swedbank AB Institution	$1.1M 70.0K shares
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$293.4K 18.8K shares
BARCLAYS PLC Institution	$52.0K 3.3K shares
ROTHSCHILD INVESTMENT LLC RIA/Wealth	$4.7K 300.0 shares
WealthCollab, LLC RIA/Wealth	$4.4K 283.0 shares
N NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD Long Only Manager	- - shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
Carrera Capital Advisors RIA/Wealth	$1.8M 98.0K shares
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Hedge Fund•Quant	$1.2M 68.2K shares
D Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd Institution	$390.6K 21.9K shares
Verition Fund Management LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$375.7K 21.0K shares
Y Yorktown Management & Research Co Inc Institution	$319.7K 17.9K shares
Invesco Ltd. ETF Provider	$223.6K 12.5K shares
Aquatic Capital Management LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$201.1K 11.3K shares
EWA, LLC RIA/Wealth	$182.7K 10.2K shares
Q Quadrature Capital Ltd Institution	$180.7K 10.1K shares
Quantbot Technologies LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$117.2K 6.6K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in AFYA as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 0
Call Value: -
Put Positions: 0
Put Value: -

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
No call positions found

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
No put positions found

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with AFYA as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
Doma Perpetual Capital Management LLC Hedge Fund•Value	Pedro Escudero CEO	4.67% $13.9M	0.98% 891.6K shares	Q4 2023 Held for 1y 11m	$297.8M
Fairtree Asset Management Ltd RIA/Wealth	Christopher George Cousins President	0.26% $391.5K	0.03% 25.1K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$152.7M
S SPX Equities Gestao de Recursos Ltda Institution	-	0.24% $2.9M	0.20% 185.6K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$1.2B
R Squared Ltd Private Equity	-	0.24% $560.3K	0.04% 35.9K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$232.5M
S SOFTBANK GROUP CORP Institution	-	0.15% $38.0M	2.68% 2.4M shares	Q1 2021 Held for 4y 8m	$25.9B
GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP Hedge Fund•Quant	David Khabie-Zeitoune CEO	0.12% $1.4M	0.10% 89.7K shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 8m	$1.1B
BAMCO INC /NY/ Long Only Manager	Ronald Stephen Baron CEO	0.07% $27.0M	1.90% 1.7M shares	Q3 2019 Held for 6y 2m	$37.7B
S State of Wyoming Institution	-	0.06% $537.2K	0.04% 34.4K shares	Q1 2022 Held for 3y 8m	$879.7M
PDT Partners, LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	Peter (Nmn) Muller CEO	0.04% $685.9K	0.05% 44.0K shares	Q3 2024 Held for 1y 2m	$1.6B
RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC Long Only Manager	Michael Edward Schroer CIO	0.03% $901.9K	0.06% 57.8K shares	Q3 2022 Held for 3y 2m	$2.7B

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in AFYA

TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LLC

Hedge Fund • Multi-Strategy

Portfolio ManagerScott David Hoffman

Portfolio Value: $50.0B
Positions: 2,312
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in Afya

Market Value: $4.3M
Shares Held: 276.2K
Portfolio Weight: 0.01%
Owned Since: 2024-Q3

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