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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
LPL Financial
126
LPL Financial
California
$813K -$5.11K -80 -0.6%
JG
127
Jefferies Group
New York
$768K +$62.1K +973 +8%
LS
128
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia
Sweden
$751K +$824K +12,900 New
IA
129
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$733K – – –
ACM
130
AlphaCrest Capital Management
New York
$704K +$773K +12,100 New
EP
131
Elkfork Partners
Oregon
$703K -$58.6K -918 -7%
AAM
132
Azzad Asset Management
Virginia
$671K – – –
FCH
133
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$658K -$202K -3,158 -22%
MWNA
134
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$641K +$507K +7,933 +258%
GHCM
135
Glen Harbor Capital Management
California
$579K -$48.3K -756 -7%
CIC
136
Chase Investment Counsel
Virginia
$575K -$14.7K -230 -2%
AB
137
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$575K +$237K +3,704 +60%
Neuberger Berman Group
138
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$571K +$627K +9,816 New
MAM
139
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$559K +$614K +9,616 New
NAM
140
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$526K – – –
ZCA
141
Zeke Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$515K +$17.8K +278 +3%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
142
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$509K -$5.81K -91 -1%
FHB
143
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$496K +$85K +1,330 +18%
AWCI
144
Alpine Woods Capital Investors
New York
$489K -$95.8K -1,500 -15%
CL
145
CSS LLC
Illinois
$489K – – –
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
146
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$484K -$21.1K -330 -4%
URS
147
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$480K -$6.39K -100 -1%
USAA
148
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$472K – – –
AG
149
Aperio Group
California
$466K -$99.1K -1,552 -16%
MCIM
150
Meadow Creek Investment Management
Georgia
$455K -$37.9K -594 -7%
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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.