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Armstrong World Industries
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163 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.14B invested in Armstrong World Industries in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

68% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 25

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.61B → $3.14B (+$533M)

12% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 50

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 146 → 163 (+17)

6.24% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.9% → 99.14% (+6.2%)

7% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.84M | Put options by funds: $3.05M

Holders
163
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+11.64%
% of All Funds
4.34%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
42
Increased
56
Reduced
50
Closed
25
Calls
$2.84M
Puts
$3.05M
Net Calls
-$209K
Net Calls Change
+$19.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SP
Stockbridge Partners
Massachusetts
+$75.9M
2
MC
Maverick Capital
Texas
+$43.9M
3
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
+$39.3M
4
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
+$33.3M
5
AR
Advisory Research
Illinois
+$31.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$28.9M
2
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
-$27.6M
3
GCM
Gruss Capital Management
New York
-$27.3M
4
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$25.7M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$22.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Parallax Volatility Advisers
151
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$43K +$14.9K +278 +59%
TRCT
152
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$33K +$31.1K +581 New
LTFS
153
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$16K +$1.98K +37 +15%
SEI Investments
154
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$11K – – –
Zurich Cantonal Bank
155
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$9K +$8.25K +154 New
RFC
156
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$7K -$7.87K -147 -55%
CCA
157
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$6K +$5.36K +100 New
PSI
158
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$3K – – –
ED
159
Exane Derivatives
France
$1.03K -$643 -12 -40%
MFS
160
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
EFSCE
161
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$1K +$964 +18 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
162
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$87 – – –
GCM
163
Gruss Capital Management
New York
– -$27.3M -534,159 Closed
MCM
164
Moore Capital Management
New York
– -$10.9M -212,923 Closed
FIM
165
Foresters Investment Management
New York
– -$10.3M -201,700 Closed
KCM
166
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
– -$7.95M -155,500 Closed
TCM
167
Tensile Capital Management
California
– -$7.67M -150,000 Closed
KPF
168
K2 Principal Fund
Ontario, Canada
– -$4.15M -81,194 Closed
SI
169
Standard Investments
New York
– -$3.88M -75,942 Closed
VBCP
170
Vollero Beach Capital Partners
New York
– -$3.18M -62,260 Closed
First Trust Advisors
171
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
– -$2.06M -40,241 Closed
WMSA
172
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
– -$1.53M -30,000 Closed
COI
173
Connable Office Inc
Michigan
– -$1.49M -29,044 Closed
SFP
174
Santa Fe Partners
New Mexico
– -$1.08M -21,137 Closed
AAP
175
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
– -$639K -12,500 Closed
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AWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

163 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Armstrong World Industries (AWI) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $3.14B — up 20% from $2.61B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new AWI positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 50 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Stockbridge Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $75.9M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $28.9M.

  • 163 institutional investors held Armstrong World Industries (AWI) as of Q1 2015, up from 146 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $3.14B of Armstrong World Industries stock for Q1 2015, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new Armstrong World Industries positions in Q1 2015 and 25 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Armstrong World Industries buyer in Q1 2015 was Stockbridge Partners, an estimated $75.9M added.
  • The largest Armstrong World Industries seller in Q1 2015 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $28.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.