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Acme United Corp
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14 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.9M invested in Acme United Corp in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.8M → $15.9M (+$2.15M)

4.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.01% → 38.06% (+4.1%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 14 → 14 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 2

40% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 5

Holders
14
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
0.45%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
2
Increased
3
Reduced
5
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HCMT
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
+$2.15M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$41.6K
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$6.92K
4
JIR
James Investment Research
Ohio
+$6.79K
5
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$1.5K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NSIM
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
-$210K
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$13.9K
3
BA
Bard Associates
Illinois
-$13.9K
4
FWSM
First Wilshire Securities Management
California
-$12.5K
5
Axa
Axa
France
-$6K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NSIM
1
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$5.61M -$210K -15,120 -4%
FWSM
2
First Wilshire Securities Management
California
$4.44M -$12.5K -900 -0.3%
BA
3
Bard Associates
Illinois
$2.64M -$13.9K -1,000 -0.6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$1.55M -$13.9K -1,001 -1%
Renaissance Technologies
5
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$913K +$41.6K +3,000 +5%
First Manhattan
6
First Manhattan
New York
$304K – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$291K -$915 -66 -0.3%
California Public Employees Retirement System
8
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$140K – – –
JIR
9
James Investment Research
Ohio
$22K +$6.79K +490 +52%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$8K +$6.92K +499 +49,900%
NFA
11
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$3K – – –
BBHC
12
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$2K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
13
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$2 +$1.5K +108 New
Axa
14
Axa
France
– -$6K -480 Closed
HCMT
15
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
– +$2.15M +155,179 New

ACU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

14 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acme United Corp (ACU) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $15.9M — up 16% from $13.8M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in ACU was balanced in Q3 2013: 2 funds opened new positions, 2 closed out, 3 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Highland Capital Management (Texas), opening a new position worth an estimated $2.15M. The largest seller was North Star Investment Management, cutting an estimated $210K.

  • 14 institutional investors held Acme United Corp (ACU) as of Q3 2013, unchanged from Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $15.9M of Acme United Corp stock for Q3 2013, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new Acme United Corp positions in Q3 2013 and 2 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Acme United Corp buyer in Q3 2013 was Highland Capital Management (Texas), an estimated $2.15M added.
  • The largest Acme United Corp seller in Q3 2013 was North Star Investment Management, an estimated $210K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.