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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.97% less ownership

Funds ownership: 109.78%107.81% (-2%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 435400 (-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: 104 (-6)

Holders
400
Holders Change
-35
Holders Change %
-8.05%
% of All Funds
9.97%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-60%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
33
Increased
138
Reduced
160
Closed
58
Calls
$35.4M
Puts
$56.6M
Net Calls
-$21.2M
Net Calls Change
-$4.69M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
26
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$60M -$9.49M -50,904 -13%
CAM
27
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$59.8M -$33.6M -180,338 -34%
ClearBridge Investments
28
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$59.1M +$1.2M +6,462 +2%
RP
29
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
$58.7M +$941K +5,050 +1%
Norges Bank
30
Norges Bank
Norway
$58.2M +$20.6M +110,450 +48%
Deutsche Bank
31
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$56.6M +$18.3M +98,318 +42%
VFA
32
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$44.6M -$2.18M -11,675 -4%
DZ Bank
33
DZ Bank
Germany
$39.4M -$359K -1,924 -0.8%
Charles Schwab
34
Charles Schwab
California
$39.2M +$11.8M +63,424 +38%
GC
35
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$38.5M -$1.63M -8,721 -4%
MWNA
36
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$37.4M +$39.1M +209,920 +2,384%
Legal & General Group
37
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$36M +$1.33M +7,156 +4%
PPA
38
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$34.9M -$1.72M -9,218 -4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
39
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$31.1M +$3.8M +20,378 +13%
Millennium Management
40
Millennium Management
New York
$30.9M -$4.82M -25,882 -13%
Franklin Resources
41
Franklin Resources
California
$29.6M +$2.79K +15 +0%
SAM
42
Sheffield Asset Management
Illinois
$29.5M +$6.74M +36,193 +27%
Janus Henderson Group
43
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$29.2M -$5.41M -29,055 -15%
Swiss National Bank
44
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$27.8M +$335K +1,800 +1%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
45
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$27.4M -$7.45M -40,000 -20%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
46
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$26.6M +$817K +4,386 +3%
RMDI
47
R.M. Davis Inc
Maine
$24.3M -$647K -3,472 -2%
KCM
48
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$21.8M -$1.88M -10,105 -7%
UBS AM
49
UBS AM
Illinois
$21.8M +$78.1K +419 +0.3%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
50
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$21.6M -$179K -959 -0.8%

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.