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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
OSAM
201
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$67K +$6.51K +102 +10%
AIG
202
American International Group
New York
$61K -$3.07K -48 -4%
Fifth Third Bancorp
203
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$57K – – –
LTFS
204
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$46K +$46.1K +721 +961%
AAP
205
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$43K +$64 +1 +0.1%
HIM
206
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$41K +$44.7K +700 New
HFM
207
Harvest Fund Management
China
$39K +$43.1K +675 New
RE
208
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$38.5K – – –
OAM
209
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$38K +$41.9K +656 New
Group One Trading
210
Group One Trading
Illinois
$36K +$39.5K +619 New
RCAG
211
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$35.2K – – –
AIL
212
AGF Investments LLC
Ontario, Canada
$35K +$6.71K +105 +21%
Macquarie Group
213
Macquarie Group
Australia
$29K +$31.9K +500 New
PRC
214
Pearl River Capital
Michigan
$23K +$25.5K +400 New
PHK
215
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
$20K -$24.1K -377 -52%
APA
216
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$19.1K +$4.15K +65 +25%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
217
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$16K +$2.04K +32 +13%
PCG
218
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$12K – – –
LC
219
Lindbrook Capital
California
$11K +$12.2K +191 New
CTC
220
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$8K – – –
Parallax Volatility Advisers
221
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$8K +$8.3K +130 New
CFN
222
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$7K – – –
US Bancorp
223
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$7K +$1.92K +30 +33%
PCP
224
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$5K +$1.15K +18 +30%
PA
225
Parallel Advisors
California
$4K -$6.39K -100 -56%
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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.