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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
TI
251
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
– -$791K -11,361 Closed
WJA
252
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
– -$790K -11,350 Closed
CCA
253
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
– -$766K -11,000 Closed
CCP
254
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
– -$661K -9,500 Closed
GFP
255
Gryphon Financial Partners
Ohio
– -$577K -8,284 Closed
FRM
256
Fox Run Management
Connecticut
– -$523K -7,521 Closed
TMAM
257
Tokio Marine Asset Management
Japan
– -$494K -7,100 Closed
American Century Companies
258
American Century Companies
Missouri
– -$444K -6,378 Closed
BDS
259
Banco de Sabadell
Florida
– -$395K -5,663 Closed
SSA
260
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
– -$383K -5,500 Closed
SO
261
STRS Ohio
Ohio
– -$362K -5,204 Closed
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
262
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
– -$362K -5,194 Closed
QIM
263
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
– -$341K -4,900 Closed
ONB
264
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
– -$334K -4,797 Closed
PM
265
Parametrica Management
Hong Kong
– -$289K -4,150 Closed
GCA
266
Gideon Capital Advisors
New York
– -$276K -3,966 Closed
PIA
267
Piedmont Investment Advisors
North Carolina
– -$227K -3,259 Closed
TRCT
268
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$196K -2,818 Closed
SG Americas Securities
269
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$169K -2,428 Closed
STA
270
Summit Trail Advisors
New York
– -$162K -2,325 Closed
MWPCG
271
Measured Wealth Private Client Group
New Hampshire
– -$118K -1,710 Closed
MYIA
272
Mount Yale Investment Advisors
Colorado
– -$106K -1,509 Closed
HNB
273
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
– -$76.5K -1,198 -100%
OWA
274
One Wealth Advisors
California
– -$57K -824 Closed
NIT
275
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
– -$49K -700 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.