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Acuity Brands
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334 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.98B invested in Acuity Brands in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 91 increasing their positions, 127 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.59B → $3.98B (+$389M)

4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 94.76% → 98.76% (+4%)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 49

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 339 → 334 (-5)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 91 | Existing positions reduced: 127

59% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.32M | Put options by funds: $20.4M

Holders
334
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-1.47%
% of All Funds
6.74%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
47
Increased
91
Reduced
127
Closed
49
Calls
$8.32M
Puts
$20.4M
Net Calls
-$12.1M
Net Calls Change
-$973K

Top Buyers

1
GIM
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$92.7M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$59.4M
3
MVP
Miller Value Partners
Florida
+$50.5M
4
JAM
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
+$44.5M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$33M

Top Sellers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$30.2M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$26.1M
3
Alyeska Investment Group
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
-$24.3M
4
Russell Investments Group
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
-$20M
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$14.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CA
326
Crewe Advisors
Utah
$2K +$1.85K +18 New
FDCDDQ
327
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$1.23K – – –
IA
328
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
TWA
329
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$1K – – –
PFWA
330
Paces Ferry Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$1K +$1.03K +10 New
Alyeska Investment Group
331
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
– -$24.3M -254,151 Closed
ZDA
332
Zweig-DiMenna Associates
New York
– -$5.27M -55,000 Closed
WorldQuant Millennium Advisors
333
WorldQuant Millennium Advisors
New York
– -$5.02M -52,436 Closed
SAM
334
Sandbar Asset Management
United Kingdom
– -$4.99M -52,144 Closed
Squarepoint
335
Squarepoint
New York
– -$4.72M -49,337 Closed
N
336
Natixis
France
– -$4.31M -45,000 Closed
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
337
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
– -$3.99M -41,670 Closed
RPI
338
Railway Pension Investments
United Kingdom
– -$2.36M -24,662 Closed
CC
339
Cipher Capital
New York
– -$1.88M -19,622 Closed
AIM
340
Achmea Investment Management
Netherlands
– -$1.39M -14,542 Closed
BAAM
341
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
– -$1.24M -12,936 Closed
Verition Fund Management
342
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$1.18M -12,354 Closed
Wellington Management Group
343
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
– -$957K -9,994 Closed
NIT
344
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
– -$919K -9,600 Closed
BCM
345
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
– -$819K -8,557 Closed
QT
346
Quantbot Technologies
New York
– -$550K -5,748 Closed
HF
347
HRT Financial
New York
– -$518K -5,417 Closed
DCM
348
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
– -$451K -4,710 Closed
KBC Group
349
KBC Group
Belgium
– -$414K -4,328 Closed
B
350
BP
United Kingdom
– -$392K -4,100 Closed
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14
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AYI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

334 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acuity Brands (AYI) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $3.98B — up 11% from $3.59B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 49 funds closed out of AYI and 47 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 127 trimmed existing stakes and 91 added.

The largest buyer was Generation Investment Management, adding an estimated $92.7M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $30.2M.

  • 334 institutional investors held Acuity Brands (AYI) as of Q3 2020, down from 339 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $3.98B of Acuity Brands stock for Q3 2020, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new Acuity Brands positions in Q3 2020 and 49 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Acuity Brands buyer in Q3 2020 was Generation Investment Management, an estimated $92.7M added.
  • The largest Acuity Brands seller in Q3 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $30.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.