Mission Produce, Inc.

AVO • NASDAQ

Mission Produce, Inc. is a food distribution company in the consumer defensive sector on NASDAQ, led by Stephen J. Barnard, with a market cap of $892.6M. As of Q3 2025, 33% of shares are held by 152 institutional investors, with BlackRock, Inc. as the largest holder at 5.05%.

CEOStephen J. Barnard

Market Cap$892.6M

Food Distribution

Consumer Defensive

Employees3.3K

Websitemissionproduce.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in AVO as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $848.8M

All Institutions

Institutions: 152
Value Held: $276.2M
Shares Held: 23.0M
Avg Position: $1.8M
Median Position: $228.6K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 18
Value Held: $31.6M
Shares Held: 2.6M
Avg Position: $1.8M
Median Position: $645.5K

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

28.81%

$244.6M

Hedge Funds

3.72%

$31.6M

Retail & Other

67.46%

$572.6M

Based on market cap of $848.8M as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in AVO as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$42.9M 0.00% of portfolio	5.05% 3.6M shares	Q4 2020 Held for 4y 11m	$5.67T
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$34.6M 0.00% of portfolio	4.08% 2.9M shares	Q4 2020 Held for 4y 11m	$6.69T
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	David Paul Butler CEO	$30.9M 0.01% of portfolio	3.64% 2.6M shares	Q4 2022 Held for 2y 11m	$466.32B
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$13.3M 0.00% of portfolio	1.56% 1.1M shares	Q4 2020 Held for 4y 11m	$2.88T
Walnut Level Capital LLC Hedge Fund•Sector	Charles William Antrim CIO	$12.9M 9.11% of portfolio	1.52% 1.1M shares	Q4 2023 Held for 1y 11m	$141.9M
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$12.6M 0.00% of portfolio	1.48% 1.0M shares	Q4 2020 Held for 4y 11m	$1.57T
A AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Institution	-	$12.1M 0.01% of portfolio	1.42% 1.0M shares	Q4 2022 Held for 2y 11m	$195.93B
Integrated Advisors Network LLC RIA/Wealth	Jeffrey James Groves Founder	$10.1M 0.43% of portfolio	1.19% 841.0K shares	Q3 2021 Held for 4y 2m	$2.4B
NUANCE INVESTMENTS, LLC Long Only Manager	Kathryn Suzanne Carver President	$5.3M 0.54% of portfolio	0.63% 444.3K shares	Q4 2020 Held for 4y 11m	$982.1M
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC. RIA/Wealth	Wayne Michael Bloom CEO	$4.9M 0.01% of portfolio	0.58% 408.1K shares	Q2 2022 Held for 3y 5m	$71.1B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for AVO in Q3 2025

Traded: −$7.6M
Buyers: 70
Sellers: 67
Total Bought: +$21.6M
Total Sold: −$29.2M
Avg Position: $1.7M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	+$2.8M +236.1K shares	$2.8M 236.1K shares
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Hedge Fund•Quant	+$2.8M +233.4K shares	$4.4M 367.0K shares
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	+$1.9M +159.7K shares	$30.9M 2.6M shares
A AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Institution	+$1.7M +143.3K shares	$12.1M 1.0M shares
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	+$1.3M +108.8K shares	$4.8M 402.2K shares
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$1.2M +103.4K shares	$1.2M 103.4K shares
Q Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Institution	+$880.1K +73.2K shares	$4.1M 342.3K shares
JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC Hedge Fund•Quant	+$628.6K +52.3K shares	$628.6K 52.3K shares
Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC Private Equity	+$615.2K +51.2K shares	$948.9K 78.9K shares
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$556.6K +46.3K shares	$2.3M 187.3K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
NUANCE INVESTMENTS, LLC Long Only Manager	−$6.3M −526.8K shares	$5.3M 444.3K shares
Invesco Ltd. ETF Provider	−$3.3M −271.5K shares	$1.1M 89.4K shares
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	−$2.9M −240.2K shares	$42.9M 3.6M shares
ALGERT COLDIRON INVESTORS LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	−$1.7M −141.8K shares	$1.3M 111.7K shares
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	−$1.7M −138.4K shares	$12.6M 1.0M shares
M Man Group plc Institution	−$1.6M −135.3K shares	$411.2K 34.2K shares
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	−$1.5M −125.8K shares	$34.6M 2.9M shares
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	−$1.3M −106.0K shares	$3.5M 294.3K shares
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	−$1.2M −103.9K shares	$2.4M 195.8K shares
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC Long Only Manager	−$1.2M −101.7K shares	$1.7M 139.4K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

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

New Positions: 12
New Value: $2.0M
Exited Positions: 12
Exited Value: $1.9M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC Hedge Fund•Quant	$628.6K 52.3K shares
H HUSSMAN STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. Institution	$504.8K 42.0K shares
CWM Advisors, LLC ETF Provider	$455.0K 37.9K shares
B Brevan Howard Capital Management LP Institution	$153.7K 12.8K shares
I Inscription Capital, LLC RIA/Wealth	$123.6K 10.3K shares
Virtus ETF Advisers LLC Long Only Manager	$95.0K 7.9K shares
S State of Alaska, Department of Revenue Institution	$33.5K 2.8K shares
WHITTIER TRUST CO RIA/Wealth	$15.1K 1.2K shares
O Optiver Holding B.V. Institution	$2.3K 190.0 shares
JPL Wealth Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	$1.5K 127.0 shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
HPM Partners LLC RIA/Wealth	$740.5K 63.2K shares
Marshall Wace LLP Institution	$335.3K 28.6K shares
ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC Insurance Manager	$160.8K 13.7K shares
E Ethic Inc. RIA/Wealth	$147.2K 12.4K shares
P Polymer Capital Management LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$137.5K 11.7K shares
Walleye Trading Advisors, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$137.4K 11.7K shares
E EntryPoint Capital, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$122.9K 10.5K shares
Aquatic Capital Management LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$84.0K 7.2K shares
N NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM Institution	$46.6K 4.0K shares
B BNP Paribas Investment Partners S.A. Institution	$5.4K 459.0 shares

Options Activity

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

Call Positions: 3
Call Value: $3.1M
Put Positions: 1
Put Value: $175.5K

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
Walnut Level Capital LLC Hedge Fund•Sector	$2.4M 2.0K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$472.4K 393.0 contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$234.4K 195.0 contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$175.5K 146.0 contracts

Most Committed Institutions

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

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
Walnut Level Capital LLC Hedge Fund•Sector	Charles William Antrim CIO	9.11% $12.9M	1.52% 1.1M shares	Q4 2023 Held for 1y 11m	$141.9M
NUANCE INVESTMENTS, LLC Long Only Manager	Kathryn Suzanne Carver President	0.54% $5.3M	0.63% 444.3K shares	Q4 2020 Held for 4y 11m	$982.1M
Integrated Advisors Network LLC RIA/Wealth	Jeffrey James Groves Founder	0.43% $10.1M	1.19% 841.0K shares	Q3 2021 Held for 4y 2m	$2.4B
CUTLER INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC RIA/Wealth	Matthew Cutler Patten CEO	0.27% $2.6M	0.30% 212.8K shares	Q2 2021 Held for 4y 5m	$953.8M
PENN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO INC Long Only Manager	Pamela Marie Lawrence President	0.17% $2.3M	0.27% 188.1K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$1.3B
P PharVision Advisers, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Blagovest Dimitrov Baychev CEO	0.12% $209.8K	0.02% 17.5K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$176.9M
H HUSSMAN STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. Institution	John Peter Hussman President	0.11% $504.8K	0.06% 42.0K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$458.6M
D Davy Asset Management Ltd Institution	-	0.06% $958.5K	0.11% 79.7K shares	Q1 2021 Held for 4y 8m	$1.5B
Virtus ETF Advisers LLC Long Only Manager	Richard William Smirl President	0.06% $95.0K	0.01% 7.9K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$148.9M
CWM Advisors, LLC ETF Provider	Robert John Netzly CEO	0.04% $455.0K	0.05% 37.9K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$1.0B