Acuity Brands
AYI
256 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.81B invested in Acuity Brands in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 102 increasing their positions, 93 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 102 | Existing positions reduced: 93
1% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $19.2M | Put options by funds: $19.5M
1.1% less ownership
Funds ownership: 95.96% → 94.86% (-1.1%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 274 → 256 (-18)
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.72B → $4.81B (-$906M)
39% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 38
67% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 2 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$111M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$99M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$33.7M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$31.3M |
| 5 |
AIM
abrdn Investment Management
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$28.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$106M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$86.5M |
| 3 |
CCI
Columbus Circle Investors
|
-$68.7M |
| 4 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$31.6M |
| 5 |
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$30.5M |
AYI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
256 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acuity Brands (AYI) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $4.81B — down 16% from $5.72B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of AYI and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 93 trimmed existing stakes and 102 added.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $111M. The largest seller was American Century Companies, cutting an estimated $106M.
- 256 institutional investors held Acuity Brands (AYI) as of Q3 2014, down from 274 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $4.81B of Acuity Brands stock for Q3 2014, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new Acuity Brands positions in Q3 2014 and 38 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
- The largest Acuity Brands buyer in Q3 2014 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $111M added.
- The largest Acuity Brands seller in Q3 2014 was American Century Companies, an estimated $106M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.