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Acuity Brands
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281 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.33B invested in Acuity Brands in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 60 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 111 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

275% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 16

150% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 5 (+3)

21% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $27.5M | Put options by funds: $22.8M

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.46B → $5.33B (+$864M)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 238 → 281 (+43)

1.68% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.44% → 93.76% (-1.7%)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 111

Holders
281
Holders Change
+43
Holders Change %
+18.07%
% of All Funds
8.12%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+150%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
60
Increased
76
Reduced
111
Closed
16
Calls
$27.5M
Puts
$22.8M
Net Calls
+$4.75M
Net Calls Change
+$3.92M

Top Buyers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$64.9M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$56.4M
3
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$55.9M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$47.6M
5
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$31.9M

Top Sellers

1
AIM
abrdn Investment Management
United Kingdom
-$166M
2
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
-$59.8M
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$46.4M
4
ACM
Atlanta Capital Management
Georgia
-$46.3M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$43.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EAM
26
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$36.1M -$179K -1,352 -0.5%
FAM
27
Fred Alger Management
New York
$35.7M -$14.6M -110,481 -29%
B
28
Baird
Wisconsin
$35.6M +$14.9M +112,712 +72%
TA
29
Teachers Advisors
New York
$34.2M +$10.3M +77,590 +43%
Geode Capital Management
30
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$32.1M +$3.75M +28,379 +13%
MAA
31
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$29.7M -$10.4M -78,390 -26%
BIM
32
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$29.4M -$197K -1,488 -0.7%
KI
33
Kalmar Investments
Delaware
$29.3M -$13.2K -100 -0%
TCIM
34
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$28.2M -$496K -3,751 -2%
Principal Financial Group
35
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$26.6M +$11.9M +90,231 +81%
KCM
36
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$25.5M +$162K +1,225 +0.6%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
37
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$25.2M -$1.32M -10,000 -5%
Franklin Resources
38
Franklin Resources
California
$25.2M +$25.1M +189,830 New
ICM
39
IronBridge Capital Management
Illinois
$25M -$1.07M -8,125 -4%
NFA
40
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$23.3M +$4.42M +33,429 +24%
PP
41
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$22.1M +$22.1M +166,947 New
Charles Schwab
42
Charles Schwab
California
$22.1M +$1.03M +7,820 +5%
SO
43
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$21.2M -$4.15M -31,400 -16%
GCM
44
Geneva Capital Management
Wisconsin
$20.7M -$104K -786 -0.5%
Brown Advisory
45
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$20.4M -$6.25M -47,317 -24%
PCM
46
PAR Capital Management
Massachusetts
$20.3M -$9.3M -70,400 -32%
California Public Employees Retirement System
47
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$18.5M -$615K -4,650 -3%
SIMG
48
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$18.1M +$2.2M +16,615 +14%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
49
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$18.1M -$88.1K -667 -0.5%
Allianz Asset Management
50
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$18M +$18M +135,937 New
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AYI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

281 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acuity Brands (AYI) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $5.33B — up 19% from $4.46B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 60 funds opened new AYI positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 44 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 111 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $64.9M. The largest seller was abrdn Investment Management, cutting an estimated $166M.

  • 281 institutional investors held Acuity Brands (AYI) as of Q1 2014, up from 238 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $5.33B of Acuity Brands stock for Q1 2014, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 60 funds opened new Acuity Brands positions in Q1 2014 and 16 closed out, a net change of +44 holders.
  • The largest Acuity Brands buyer in Q1 2014 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $64.9M added.
  • The largest Acuity Brands seller in Q1 2014 was abrdn Investment Management, an estimated $166M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.