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Acuity Brands

335 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.58B invested in Acuity Brands in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 124 increasing their positions, 104 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 39 (+6)

138% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 29

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 124 | Existing positions reduced: 104

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.66B → $6.58B (+$918M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 297335 (+38)

3.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.35%90.33% (-3%)

62% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12M | Put options by funds: $31.4M

Holders
335
Holders Change
+38
Holders Change %
+12.79%
% of All Funds
8.93%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
69
Increased
124
Reduced
104
Closed
29
Calls
$12M
Puts
$31.4M
Net Calls
-$19.4M
Net Calls Change
-$28.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Deutsche Bank
51
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$25.1M -$2.41M -15,333 -9%
Ameriprise
52
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$25.1M -$307K -1,954 -1%
Arrowstreet Capital
53
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$24.7M +$4.84M +30,881 +27%
SAM
54
Scopus Asset Management
New York
$24.5M +$19M +120,900 +484%
ICM
55
IronBridge Capital Management
Illinois
$24.5M -$1.87M -11,900 -8%
SO
56
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$23.5M
CM
57
Churchill Management
California
$23.3M +$21.7M +138,587 New
Dimensional Fund Advisors
58
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$23M +$10.2K +65 +0%
FAM
59
Fred Alger Management
New York
$22.7M -$3.26M -20,778 -13%
Neuberger Berman Group
60
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$22M +$3.92M +24,984 +24%
GA
61
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$21.7M +$20.3M +129,144 New
Charles Schwab
62
Charles Schwab
California
$20.9M +$2.05M +13,051 +12%
Principal Financial Group
63
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$20.8M +$50.8K +324 +0.3%
California Public Employees Retirement System
64
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$20.4M
BIM
65
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$19.8M +$60.1K +383 +0.3%
BSA
66
Braun Stacey Associates
New York
$19.7M -$209K -1,333 -1%
LHC
67
Lodge Hill Capital
New York
$19.4M +$3.18M +20,300 +21%
EAM
68
EULAV Asset Management
Florida
$19.2M -$1.08M -6,900 -6%
O
69
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$18.7M +$889K +5,670 +5%
JIM
70
Jupiter Investment Management
United Kingdom
$18.3M +$6.24M +39,794 +58%
CM
71
Castleark Management
Illinois
$17.8M +$1.27M +8,080 +8%
WRF
72
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$17.7M -$6.81M -43,429 -29%
Lord, Abbett & Co
73
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$17.6M +$16.4M +104,477 New
BA
74
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$17.2M -$173K -1,100 -1%
TAM
75
Telemark Asset Management
Massachusetts
$16.8M +$1.57M +10,000 +11%

AYI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

335 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acuity Brands (AYI) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $6.58B — up 16% from $5.66B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 69 funds opened new AYI positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 40 holders — while 124 added to existing stakes and 104 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital Growth Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $60.4M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $156M.

  • 335 institutional investors held Acuity Brands (AYI) as of Q1 2015, up from 297 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $6.58B of Acuity Brands stock for Q1 2015, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 69 funds opened new Acuity Brands positions in Q1 2015 and 29 closed out, a net change of +40 holders.
  • The largest Acuity Brands buyer in Q1 2015 was Capital Growth Management, an estimated $60.4M added.
  • The largest Acuity Brands seller in Q1 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $156M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.