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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
GAM
101
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$2.05M -$7.71M -120,706 -77%
Envestnet Asset Management
102
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2M +$1.98M +31,049 +924%
Legal & General Group
103
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.94M +$42.5K +666 +2%
CEP
104
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
$1.83M +$1.4M +21,865 +229%
EU
105
Emory University
Georgia
$1.66M -$158K -2,478 -8%
AG
106
AlphaSimPlex Group
Massachusetts
$1.63M +$75.6K +1,183 +4%
BLA
107
Balter Liquid Alternatives
Massachusetts
$1.5M +$234K +3,661 +17%
APG Asset Management
108
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.45M +$1.82M +28,500 New
DTL
109
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$1.45M +$1.59M +24,917 New
FQ
110
First Quadrant
California
$1.32M -$8.42M -131,789 -85%
HighTower Advisors
111
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.25M +$52.1K +815 +4%
Morgan Stanley
112
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.21M -$49.8K -779 -4%
FL
113
Fort LP
Maryland
$1.19M +$606K +9,491 +87%
FFA
114
First Foundation Advisors
California
$1.13M +$211K +3,308 +21%
AAM
115
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1.12M -$419K -6,558 -25%
CB
116
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$1.1M +$1.21M +18,880 New
PI
117
PEAK6 Investments
Illinois
$1.03M +$1.13M +17,688 New
LCS
118
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
$1.02M – – –
JP Morgan Chase
119
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$994K +$71.6K +1,121 +7%
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
120
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
North Carolina
$991K -$25.7K -403 -2%
ARTA
121
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$991K +$1.09M +17,032 New
SEI Investments
122
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$979K +$282K +4,420 +42%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
123
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$859K -$2.04M -31,896 -68%
TRSOTSOK
124
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$855K -$496K -7,766 -35%
Marshall Wace
125
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$830K -$18.9M -296,504 -95%
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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.