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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
CSS
151
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$445K -$275K -4,298 -36%
MC
152
Menta Capital
California
$410K +$450K +7,049 New
SRAM
153
Stone Ridge Asset Management
New York
$407K – – –
RCA
154
Rowland Carmichael Advisors
Arizona
$406K – – –
ATC
155
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$402K -$6.77K -106 -2%
SLF
156
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$401K +$318K +4,981 +261%
CI
157
Cigna Investments
Connecticut
$392K -$6.45K -101 -1%
XK
158
Xact Kapitalforvaltning
Sweden
$386K – – –
AG
159
Advisor Group
Arizona
$375K +$177K +2,778 +76%
RCM
160
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$370K -$28.7K -450 -7%
GCP
161
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$368K +$404K +6,329 New
Principal Financial Group
162
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$355K -$2.29M -35,802 -85%
MNBTD
163
Moody National Bank Trust Division
Texas
$355K – – –
AA
164
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$352K -$72.6K -1,136 -16%
PP
165
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$351K +$385K +6,026 New
QT
166
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$349K -$619K -9,694 -62%
FCM
167
Flinton Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$331K -$27.6K -432 -7%
CAG
168
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$324K – – –
HSBC Holdings
169
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$320K -$28.8K -451 -8%
BCM
170
BBT Capital Management
Texas
$318K +$348K +5,455 New
SCA
171
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
$311K +$341K +5,346 New
SOADOR
172
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$309K -$13K -203 -4%
SCM
173
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$308K +$338K +5,297 New
RQS
174
Ramsey Quantitative Systems
Kentucky
$293K -$10.9K -171 -3%
Canada Life
175
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$290K +$56.6K +886 +21%
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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.