Acuity Brands
387 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.93B invested in Acuity Brands in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 125 increasing their positions, 154 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.11B → $4.93B (-$189M)
2.84% less ownership
Funds ownership: 94.52% → 91.69% (-2.8%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 399 → 387 (-12)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 125 | Existing positions reduced: 154
22% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 49
68% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $30.7M | Put options by funds: $97M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$57.4M |
| 2 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$39.5M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$37M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$26.9M |
| 5 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$18.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GIM
Generation Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$98.2M |
| 2 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$82M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$49.2M |
| 4 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$47.4M |
| 5 |
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$30.7M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ACS
426
Archford Capital Strategies
Swansea,
Illinois
| – | -$5K | -36 | Closed |
|
427
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
| – | -$2K | -17 | Closed |
|
|
TCA
428
Tortoise Capital Advisors
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$2K | -15 | Closed |
|
|
PCP
429
Proficio Capital Partners
Newton,
Massachusetts
| – | -$1K | -8 | Closed |
|
|
CFA
430
Camarda Financial Advisors
Fleming Island,
Florida
| – | -$1K | -4 | Closed |
|
|
GWS
431
Glassman Wealth Services
Vienna,
Virginia
| – | +$130 | +1 | New |
|
|
ADL
432
Asset Dedication LLC
San Francisco,
California
| – | +$391 | +3 | New |
|
AYI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
387 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acuity Brands (AYI) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $4.93B — down 3.7% from $5.11B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 49 funds closed out of AYI and 38 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 154 trimmed existing stakes and 125 added.
The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $57.4M. The largest seller was Generation Investment Management, cutting an estimated $98.2M.
- 387 institutional investors held Acuity Brands (AYI) as of Q3 2019, down from 399 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $4.93B of Acuity Brands stock for Q3 2019, down 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 38 funds opened new Acuity Brands positions in Q3 2019 and 49 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest Acuity Brands buyer in Q3 2019 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $57.4M added.
- The largest Acuity Brands seller in Q3 2019 was Generation Investment Management, an estimated $98.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.