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Acuity Brands

541 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.98B invested in Acuity Brands in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 217 increasing their positions, 166 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

316% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $26.6M | Put options by funds: $6.4M

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 217 | Existing positions reduced: 166

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 68

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 542541 (-1)

0.33% less ownership

Funds ownership: 98.2%97.88% (-0.33%)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.89B → $7.98B (-$915M)

29% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 75 (-2)

Holders
541
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.18%
% of All Funds
7.25%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-28.57%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
75
Increased
217
Reduced
166
Closed
68
Calls
$26.6M
Puts
$6.4M
Net Calls
+$20.2M
Net Calls Change
+$27M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Raymond James Financial
76
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$13.5M +$1.68M +5,564 +12%
GLA
77
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$13.5M -$524K -1,732 -3%
AllianceBernstein
78
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$12.9M -$1.73M -5,707 -10%
Nordea Investment Management
79
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$12.6M -$288K -952 -2%
BA
80
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$12.2M +$13.3M +44,057 +1,849%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
81
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$12M +$1.22M +4,031 +10%
Victory Capital Management
82
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$11.2M +$1.17M +3,859 +10%
T. Rowe Price Associates
83
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$10.8M +$2.48M +8,210 +25%
VanEck Associates
84
VanEck Associates
New York
$10.6M +$4.16M +13,748 +52%
CS
85
Candriam SCA
Luxembourg
$10.4M +$8.24M +27,257 +224%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
86
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$9.83M +$46.6K +154 +0.4%
EAM
87
EULAV Asset Management
Florida
$9.74M
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
88
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$9.6M -$423K -1,400 -4%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
89
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$9.48M +$8.7M +28,765 +397%
QCM
90
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$9.39M -$632K -2,091 -6%
WCM
91
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$9.18M -$951K -3,144 -8%
CF
92
Corebridge Financial
Texas
$8.92M -$218K -720 -2%
Renaissance Technologies
93
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$8.8M -$20.2M -66,700 -67%
D.E. Shaw & Co
94
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$8.67M -$7.28M -24,085 -42%
KCM
95
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$8.49M +$3.33M +11,011 +52%
Lazard Asset Management
96
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$8.44M -$1.21M -4,016 -11%
MPM
97
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
$7.87M -$53.5K -177 -0.6%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
98
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$7.79M -$1.98M -6,547 -18%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
99
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$7.72M +$162K +535 +2%
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
100
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
North Carolina
$7.71M +$179K +591 +2%

AYI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

541 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acuity Brands (AYI) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $7.98B — down 10% from $8.89B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 75 funds opened new AYI positions and 68 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 217 added to existing stakes and 166 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS AM, adding an estimated $48M. The largest seller was LSV Asset Management, cutting an estimated $101M.

  • 541 institutional investors held Acuity Brands (AYI) as of Q1 2025, down from 542 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $7.98B of Acuity Brands stock for Q1 2025, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 75 funds opened new Acuity Brands positions in Q1 2025 and 68 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Acuity Brands buyer in Q1 2025 was UBS AM, an estimated $48M added.
  • The largest Acuity Brands seller in Q1 2025 was LSV Asset Management, an estimated $101M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.