Avanos Medical

AVNS • NYSE

Avanos Medical is a medical - devices company in the healthcare sector on NYSE, led by David Pacitti, with a market cap of $545.4M. As of Q3 2025, 97% of shares are held by 265 institutional investors, with BlackRock, Inc. as the largest holder at 14.73%.

Chief Executive OfficerDavid Pacitti

Market Cap$545.4M

Medical - Devices

Healthcare

Employees3.8K

Websiteavanos.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in AVNS as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $536.4M

All Institutions

Institutions: 265
Value Held: $519.3M
Shares Held: 44.9M
Avg Position: $2.0M
Median Position: $164.6K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 32
Value Held: $78.6M
Shares Held: 6.8M
Avg Position: $2.5M
Median Position: $737.3K

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

82.15%

$440.6M

Hedge Funds

14.66%

$78.6M

Retail & Other

3.2%

$17.1M

Based on market cap of $536.4M as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in AVNS as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$79.0M 0.00% of portfolio	14.73% 6.8M shares	Q4 2014 Held for 10y 11m	$5.67T
T T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. Insurance Manager	John Edward Robison President	$54.5M 0.03% of portfolio	10.16% 4.7M shares	Q1 2023 Held for 2y 8m	$161.58B
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$39.6M 0.00% of portfolio	7.38% 3.4M shares	Q4 2014 Held for 10y 11m	$6.69T
ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Steven Joseph Boyd Managing Partner	$28.9M 0.92% of portfolio	5.39% 2.5M shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$3.2B
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	David Paul Butler CEO	$27.2M 0.01% of portfolio	5.07% 2.4M shares	Q4 2014 Held for 10y 11m	$466.32B
B BROWN ADVISORY INC RIA/Wealth	David Alan Miller Founder	$25.7M 0.03% of portfolio	4.80% 2.2M shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 8m	$74.0B
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$22.0M 0.00% of portfolio	4.10% 1.9M shares	Q4 2014 Held for 10y 11m	$2.88T
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	-	$15.0M 0.01% of portfolio	2.80% 1.3M shares	Q4 2014 Held for 10y 11m	$115.81B
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$12.3M 0.00% of portfolio	2.30% 1.1M shares	Q4 2014 Held for 10y 11m	$1.57T
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	David Gary Kabiller Founder	$10.6M 0.01% of portfolio	1.97% 914.2K shares	Q1 2020 Held for 5y 8m	$156.17B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for AVNS in Q3 2025

Traded: +$2.5M
Buyers: 133
Sellers: 115
Total Bought: +$85.2M
Total Sold: −$82.7M
Avg Position: $1.7M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
T T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. Insurance Manager	+$8.3M +717.0K shares	$54.5M 4.7M shares
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$7.8M +678.9K shares	$10.4M 896.2K shares
ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	+$5.4M +464.0K shares	$28.9M 2.5M shares
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC Institution	+$5.3M +461.7K shares	$6.8M 591.2K shares
B BROWN ADVISORY INC RIA/Wealth	+$4.8M +417.9K shares	$25.7M 2.2M shares
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$4.4M +379.4K shares	$6.6M 574.1K shares
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$4.1M +354.1K shares	$10.6M 914.2K shares
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution	+$3.6M +311.3K shares	$6.7M 577.9K shares
C CLARK ESTATES INC/NY Institution	+$3.4M +290.0K shares	$9.1M 783.9K shares
SCHWAB CHARLES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	+$2.3M +199.4K shares	$10.0M 864.0K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
Paradice Investment Management LLC Long Only Manager	−$15.4M −1.3M shares	Sold Off 0 shares
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	−$12.0M −1.0M shares	$39.6M 3.4M shares
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$10.2M −883.7K shares	$4.2M 364.2K shares
Tributary Capital Management, LLC Long Only Manager	−$9.9M −810.7K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
J J. Goldman & Co LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$5.5M −452.4K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
Sio Capital Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	−$3.5M −288.8K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	−$2.6M −225.4K shares	$27.2M 2.4M shares
P Pacer Advisors, Inc. Institution	−$1.7M −148.7K shares	$3.8M 328.8K shares
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC Institution	−$1.5M −128.4K shares	$2.9M 253.7K shares
R RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC Long Only Manager	−$1.4M −118.3K shares	Sold Off 0 shares

Entry and Exit Activity

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

New Positions: 17
New Value: $2.1M
Exited Positions: 46
Exited Value: $44.1M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
SummerHaven Investment Management, LLC Long Only Manager	$802.9K 69.5K shares
I INCEPTIONR LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$276.7K 23.9K shares
MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV RIA/Wealth	$210.8K 18.2K shares
FourThought Financial Partners, LLC RIA/Wealth	$161.4K 14.0K shares
AE Wealth Management LLC RIA/Wealth	$148.5K 12.8K shares
I Inscription Capital, LLC RIA/Wealth	$135.3K 11.7K shares
Pallas Capital Advisors LLC RIA/Wealth	$118.0K 10.2K shares
Q Quantessence Capital LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$115.6K 10.0K shares
WEXFORD CAPITAL LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$70.5K 6.1K shares
S Salomon & Ludwin, LLC Institution	$8.7K 736.0 shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
Paradice Investment Management LLC Long Only Manager	$15.4M 1.3M shares
Tributary Capital Management, LLC Long Only Manager	$9.9M 810.7K shares
J J. Goldman & Co LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$5.5M 452.4K shares
Sio Capital Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$3.5M 288.8K shares
R RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC Long Only Manager	$1.4M 118.3K shares
C Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC Institution	$1.4M 117.5K shares
A AXA Institution	$860.2K 70.3K shares
STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD RIA/Wealth	$794.9K 64.9K shares
Walleye Trading Advisors, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$786.0K 64.2K shares
OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP Hedge Fund•Market Neutral	$614.7K 50.2K shares

Options Activity

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

Call Positions: 0
Call Value: -
Put Positions: 2
Put Value: -

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
No call positions found

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	- - contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	- - contracts

Most Committed Institutions

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

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
C CLARK ESTATES INC/NY Institution	-	2.15% $9.1M	1.69% 783.9K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$421.5M
Cove Street Capital, LLC Hedge Fund•Value	Matthew James Weber President	1.71% $1.3M	0.24% 112.1K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$75.9M
KESTREL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP Hedge Fund•Event Driven	David J. Steirman President	0.95% $1.7M	0.31% 146.1K shares	Q4 2023 Held for 1y 11m	$177.4M
ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Steven Joseph Boyd Managing Partner	0.92% $28.9M	5.39% 2.5M shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$3.2B
SummerHaven Investment Management, LLC Long Only Manager	Kurt Jonathon Nelson CEO	0.47% $802.9K	0.15% 69.5K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$170.9M
W Williams & Novak, LLC Institution	-	0.30% $389.4K	0.07% 33.7K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$130.0M
Numerai GP LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	Richard Malone Craib CEO	0.19% $1.4M	0.26% 118.9K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$707.9M
A AXQ CAPITAL, LP Hedge Fund•Market Neutral	Taro Hsu Kuriyama COO	0.14% $354.5K	0.07% 30.7K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$261.9M
E EntryPoint Capital, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Lawrence Edward Leibowitz CEO	0.09% $243.3K	0.05% 21.0K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$258.4M
B BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	John Noland Ryan Montgomery CEO	0.07% $3.4M	0.63% 290.7K shares	Q4 2022 Held for 2y 11m	$4.7B

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in AVNS

Squarepoint Ops LLC

Hedge Fund • Quant

Portfolio ManagerMichael Gottlieb

Portfolio Value: $46.9B
Positions: 2,529
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in Avanos Medical

Market Value: $388.7K
Shares Held: 33.6K
Portfolio Weight: 0.00%
Owned Since: 2025-Q2

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