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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
CBOA
176
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$285K – – –
TIM
177
Triad Investment Management
California
$279K +$307K +4,799 New
FMWA
178
Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors
Missouri
$273K +$5.43K +85 +2%
ECM
179
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$272K +$299K +4,674 New
CC
180
Cipher Capital
New York
$263K +$289K +4,518 New
EA
181
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
$250K – – –
Bank of Montreal
182
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$243K -$197K -3,080 -42%
Holocene Advisors
183
Holocene Advisors
New York
$236K +$259K +4,057 New
RTS
184
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$231K +$43.6K +683 +21%
M&T Bank
185
M&T Bank
New York
$229K +$12.9K +202 +5%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
186
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$227K – – –
WG
187
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$223K +$51.2K +802 +27%
ECM
188
Element Capital Management
New York
$210K +$230K +3,606 New
FNBSF
189
First National Bank Sioux Falls
South Dakota
$206K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
190
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$201K -$5.11K -80 -2%
MLICM
191
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$193K -$10.4K -163 -5%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
192
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$178K +$22.7K +356 +13%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
193
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$152K +$19.7K +308 +13%
Royal Bank of Canada
194
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$150K -$20.8K -326 -11%
SP
195
Symmetry Partners
Connecticut
$139K +$152K +2,380 New
PCM
196
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$137K +$119K +1,856 +369%
PNC Financial Services Group
197
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$100K -$958 -15 -0.9%
ST
198
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$92K – – –
SIAS
199
Shine Investment Advisory Services
Colorado
$74K – – –
IA
200
IFP Advisors
Florida
$73K -$1.53K -24 -2%
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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.