Acuity Brands
400 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.77B invested in Acuity Brands in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 138 increasing their positions, 160 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.
1.97% less ownership
Funds ownership: 109.78% → 107.81% (-2%)
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 435 → 400 (-35)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 138 | Existing positions reduced: 160
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.38B → $7.77B (-$1.61B)
37% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $35.4M | Put options by funds: $56.6M
43% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 58
60% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 4 (-6)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$67.5M |
| 2 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$58.8M |
| 3 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$42.2M |
| 4 |
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
|
+$39.1M |
| 5 |
NIPH
NN Investment Partners Holdings
The Hague,
Netherlands
|
+$29.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$169M |
| 2 |
CAM
Congress Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$33.6M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$26.8M |
| 4 |
SBH
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$23.3M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$23.2M |
AYI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
400 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acuity Brands (AYI) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $7.77B — down 17% from $9.38B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 58 funds closed out of AYI and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 25 holders — while 160 trimmed existing stakes and 138 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $67.5M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $169M.
- 400 institutional investors held Acuity Brands (AYI) as of Q3 2017, down from 435 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $7.77B of Acuity Brands stock for Q3 2017, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new Acuity Brands positions in Q3 2017 and 58 closed out, a net change of -25 holders.
- The largest Acuity Brands buyer in Q3 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $67.5M added.
- The largest Acuity Brands seller in Q3 2017 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $169M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.