AvalonBay Communities Inc (NYSE: AVB ) has experienced an increase in enthusiasm from smart money lately. AvalonBay Communities Inc (NYSE: AVB ) was in 34 hedge funds' portfolios at the end of the second quarter of 2020. The all time high for this statistics is 30. This means the bullish number of hedge fund positions in this stock currently sits at its all time high. There were 30 hedge funds in our database with AVB holdings at the end of March. Our calculations also showed that AVB isn't among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds (click for Q2 rankings and see the video for a quick look at the top 5 stocks). Video: Watch our video about the top 5 most popular hedge fund stocks.