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Armstrong World Industries
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158 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.92B invested in Armstrong World Industries in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 75 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

74% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 43

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.55B → $2.92B (+$370M)

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 24

5.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.61% → 92.84% (+5.2%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 156 → 158 (+2)

91% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $546K | Put options by funds: $5.76M

Holders
158
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.28%
% of All Funds
4.54%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
27
Increased
75
Reduced
43
Closed
24
Calls
$546K
Puts
$5.76M
Net Calls
-$5.21M
Net Calls Change
-$5.23M

Top Buyers

1
VH
ValueAct Holdings
California
+$146M
2
EPCM
Eton Park Capital Management
New York
+$132M
3
NM
Naya Management
United Kingdom
+$50M
4
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$45M
5
CCA
Canyon Capital Advisors
Texas
+$40.9M

Top Sellers

1
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
-$90.1M
2
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$66.7M
3
SIG
Senator Investment Group
New York
-$58.6M
4
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$48.8M
5
YCMGA
York Capital Management Global Advisors
New York
-$47.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wellington Management Group
1
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$362M -$4.63M -85,488 -1%
Goldman Sachs
2
Goldman Sachs
New York
$163M +$10.3M +190,891 +7%
VH
3
ValueAct Holdings
California
$155M +$146M +2,700,000 New
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$146M +$8.56M +158,000 +7%
EPCM
5
Eton Park Capital Management
New York
$140M +$132M +2,437,500 New
IIM
6
Ivory Investment Management
New York
$85M +$25.4M +468,307 +46%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$84.8M +$3.79M +69,871 +5%
DCM
8
Daruma Capital Management
New York
$82.3M -$502K -9,266 -0.6%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$81.1M +$38.4M +709,378 +101%
Fidelity Investments
10
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$68.2M -$190K -3,500 -0.3%
SC
11
Samlyn Capital
New York
$64.6M +$30.6M +564,232 +101%
WRF
12
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$62.7M +$3.89M +71,749 +7%
BIT
13
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$60.3M +$12.4M +229,730 +28%
SHCM
14
Sachem Head Capital Management
New York
$60M +$34.9M +645,000 +161%
NM
15
Naya Management
United Kingdom
$53M +$50M +922,200 New
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$50.5M +$6.5M +119,954 +16%
U
17
UBS
Switzerland
$48.3M +$45M +830,614 +7,371%
CS
18
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$47.6M +$38.1M +702,337 +556%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
19
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$45.8M +$4.21M +77,716 +11%
SI
20
Standard Investments
New York
$44M -$5.75M -106,179 -12%
EIP
21
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$43.7M -$2.39M -44,195 -5%
CCA
22
Canyon Capital Advisors
Texas
$43.3M +$40.9M +754,805 New
Adage Capital Partners
23
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$40.6M -$25.2M -465,934 -40%
TCIM
24
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$40.4M +$26.5M +489,596 +230%
Lord, Abbett & Co
25
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$39.7M -$1.83M -33,735 -5%
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AWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

158 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Armstrong World Industries (AWI) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $2.92B — up 14% from $2.55B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new AWI positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 75 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was ValueAct Holdings, opening a new position worth an estimated $146M. The largest seller was Sculptor Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $90.1M sold.

  • 158 institutional investors held Armstrong World Industries (AWI) as of Q2 2014, up from 156 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.92B of Armstrong World Industries stock for Q2 2014, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Armstrong World Industries positions in Q2 2014 and 24 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Armstrong World Industries buyer in Q2 2014 was ValueAct Holdings, an estimated $146M added.
  • The largest Armstrong World Industries seller in Q2 2014 was Sculptor Capital, an estimated $90.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.