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Armstrong World Industries
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240 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.83B invested in Armstrong World Industries in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2.37% more ownership

Funds ownership: 95.82% → 98.19% (+2.4%)

10% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.24M | Put options by funds: $3.87M

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 242 → 240 (-2)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 86

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 42

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.44B → $2.83B (-$610M)

80% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 1 (-4)

Holders
240
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-0.83%
% of All Funds
5.35%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-80%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
40
Increased
84
Reduced
86
Closed
42
Calls
$4.24M
Puts
$3.87M
Net Calls
+$369K
Net Calls Change
-$3.58M

Top Buyers

1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$96.4M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$49M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$30.5M
4
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
+$21.2M
5
CCM
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
+$17.4M

Top Sellers

1
VH
ValueAct Holdings
California
-$190M
2
JIM
Jupiter Investment Management
United Kingdom
-$33.9M
3
TAM
Timucuan Asset Management
Florida
-$25.9M
4
ICOM
Investment Counselors of Maryland
Maryland
-$25.2M
5
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
-$23.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MIM
226
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$3.38K -$255 -4 -6%
GRP
227
Global Retirement Partners
California
$3K – – –
WAM
228
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$3K +$255 +4 +8%
BBHC
229
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$2K -$766 -12 -26%
QI
230
QS Investors
New York
$2K – – –
RFC
231
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$2K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
232
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$1K -$1.09K -17 -63%
CA
233
Claro Advisors
Massachusetts
$1K +$830 +13 New
PWMG
234
Prestige Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
$1K +$958 +15 New
PWM
235
PRW Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$1K +$1.02K +16 New
BCA
236
Berman Capital Advisors
Georgia
$1K +$1.41K +22 New
CT
237
Chicago Trust
Illinois
$202 +$222K +3,482 New
GT
238
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$9 +$10.7K +167 New
1M
239
13D Management
New York
– -$14.8M -213,052 Closed
Balyasny Asset Management
240
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
– -$12.4M -177,514 Closed
IAM
241
Iridian Asset Management
Connecticut
– -$9.75M -140,100 Closed
IECM
242
Intrinsic Edge Capital Management
Illinois
– -$5.45M -78,350 Closed
Franklin Resources
243
Franklin Resources
California
– -$3.56M -51,188 Closed
AL
244
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
– -$3.12M -44,842 Closed
AIMCA
245
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
– -$2.99M -43,000 Closed
SEC
246
Seven Eight Capital
New York
– -$2.3M -33,100 Closed
LCM
247
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$2.1M -30,174 Closed
OAC
248
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
– -$1.07M -15,400 Closed
HCMT
249
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
– -$1.05M -15,114 Closed
SAM
250
Steinberg Asset Management
New York
– -$816K -11,720 Closed
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AWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

240 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Armstrong World Industries (AWI) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.83B — down 18% from $3.44B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 42 funds closed out of AWI and 40 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 86 trimmed existing stakes and 84 added.

The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $96.4M. The largest seller was ValueAct Holdings, cutting an estimated $190M.

  • 240 institutional investors held Armstrong World Industries (AWI) as of Q4 2018, down from 242 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.83B of Armstrong World Industries stock for Q4 2018, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new Armstrong World Industries positions in Q4 2018 and 42 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Armstrong World Industries buyer in Q4 2018 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $96.4M added.
  • The largest Armstrong World Industries seller in Q4 2018 was ValueAct Holdings, an estimated $190M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.