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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
Schroder Investment Management Group
26
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$40.3M +$2.54M +24,742 +7%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
27
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$38.4M +$8.45M +82,213 +28%
Northern Trust
28
Northern Trust
Illinois
$36.7M -$2.27M -22,118 -6%
Ensign Peak Advisors
29
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$31.7M +$15.2M +148,051 +92%
Assenagon Asset Management
30
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$30.1M +$16.3M +158,934 +118%
CS
31
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$27.1M +$6.87M +66,903 +34%
VVP
32
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$26.6M -$1.87M -18,221 -7%
Bank of America
33
Bank of America
North Carolina
$26.3M -$6.18M -60,114 -19%
LSV Asset Management
34
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$23.7M +$892K +8,686 +4%
Goldman Sachs
35
Goldman Sachs
New York
$23.5M -$529K -5,150 -2%
Charles Schwab
36
Charles Schwab
California
$20.8M -$1.31M -12,782 -6%
AL
37
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$19.4M +$2.78M +27,094 +17%
First Trust Advisors
38
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$18.3M +$6.74M +65,583 +58%
EARNEST Partners
39
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$17M +$4.65M +45,263 +37%
AA
40
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$16.9M +$7.1M +69,131 +72%
Ameriprise
41
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$15.9M -$882K -8,586 -5%
PI
42
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
$15.6M – – –
N
43
Nuveen
North Carolina
$14.5M +$1.46M +14,197 +11%
CSC
44
Cove Street Capital
California
$13.2M -$1.31M -12,717 -9%
Wells Fargo
45
Wells Fargo
California
$13.1M +$1.64M +15,970 +14%
Deutsche Bank
46
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$13M -$5.85M -56,959 -31%
Principal Financial Group
47
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$12.3M -$525K -5,105 -4%
AC
48
Albar Capital
United Kingdom
$11.9M +$11.3M +109,772 +1,754%
Legal & General Group
49
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$11.4M -$12.7M -123,371 -52%
RhumbLine Advisers
50
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$10.6M -$80K -779 -0.7%
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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.