Ranked by reported Q2 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in AVNS held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 7.5M | $185.8M | +9.1% | 15.943% | 0.00% |
| 2 | NEXPOINT ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. | 2.2M | $54.2M | β | 4.648% | 3.62% |
| 3 | STATE STREET CORP | 2.0M | $50.0M | +1.9% | 4.292% | 0.00% |
| 4 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.0M | $49.6M | +1.1% | 4.256% | 0.00% |
| 5 | TIG Advisors, LLC | 1.7M | $41.5M | β | 3.561% | 1.84% |
| 6 | MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.5M | $37.9M | +10926.7% | 3.254% | 0.01% |
| 7 | First Trust Capital Management L.P. | 1.2M | $29.5M | β | 2.528% | 1.72% |
| 8 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.2M | $29.4M | +7.9% | 2.521% | 0.00% |
| 9 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 1.1M | $27.4M | +337.9% | 2.348% | 0.00% |
| 10 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 946K | $23.5M | -10.6% | 2.020% | 0.00% |
| 11 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 937K | $23.3M | -24.4% | 2.000% | 0.00% |
| 12 | AQR Arbitrage LLC | 895K | $22.3M | β | 1.911% | 0.32% |
| 13 | FIL Ltd | 815K | $20.3M | β | 1.740% | 0.01% |
| 14 | WATER ISLAND CAPITAL LLC | 799K | $19.9M | β | 1.706% | 1.85% |
| 15 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 765K | $19.0M | +59.2% | 1.634% | 0.00% |
| 16 | Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 752K | $18.7M | β | 1.604% | 0.31% |
| 17 | Pentwater Capital Management LP | 750K | $18.7M | β | 1.601% | 0.11% |
| 18 | BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. | 740K | $18.4M | β | 1.579% | 0.02% |
| 19 | Sand Grove Capital Management LLP | 723K | $18.0M | β | 1.543% | 4.69% |
| 20 | Samson Rock Capital LLP | 600K | $14.9M | β | 1.281% | 32.77% |
| 21 | Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 554K | $13.8M | +327.8% | 1.183% | 0.01% |
| 22 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 523K | $13.0M | +6.9% | 1.117% | 0.00% |
| 23 | MORGAN STANLEY | 473K | $11.8M | -42.9% | 1.009% | 0.00% |
| 24 | ALPINE ASSOCIATES MANAGEMENT INC. | 433K | $10.8M | β | 0.923% | 0.67% |
| 25 | Squarepoint Ops LLC | 419K | $10.4M | β | 0.894% | 0.01% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in AVNS β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in AVNS during Q2 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new AVNS position in Q2 2026
Institutions that fully closed their AVNS position in Q2 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 286 | +12% | 94.02% | 1.94 pp | $1.05B | +104% |
| Q1 2026 | 255 | 4.5% | 95.96% | 104.03 pp | $517M | 66% |
| Q4 2025 | 267 | +0.0% | 199.99% | +103.55 pp | $1.54B | +244% |
| Q3 2025 | 267 | 4.6% | 96.44% | +0.44 pp | $448M | 3.9% |
| Q2 2025 | 280 | +4.9% | 96.00% | +2.91 pp | $466M | 16% |
| Q1 2025 | 267 | +7.2% | 93.09% | 0.26 pp | $556M | 11% |
| Q4 2024 | 249 | 2.4% | 93.35% | +1.00 pp | $626M | 34% |
| Q3 2024 | 255 | β | 92.35% | β | $947M | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying AVNS stock.
Based on Q2 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Avanos Medical, Inc. stands at 94.0%, held across 286 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of AVNS, with approximately 7,468,794 shares worth $0.19B as of Q2 2026.
Yes β 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of AVNS, including MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for AVNS is 47 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
77 institutions opened new positions in AVNS during Q2 2026, while 47 fully exited. 167 added to existing positions and 32 trimmed.
AVNS institutional ownership fell by 1.94 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +31 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 50.1% of all reported 13F value in AVNS, and the top 25 account for 74.1%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.