Acuity Brands
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$64.9M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$56.4M |
| 3 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$55.9M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$47.6M |
| 5 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$31.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AIM
abrdn Investment Management
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$166M |
| 2 |
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$59.8M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$46.4M |
| 4 |
ACM
Atlanta Capital Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$46.3M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$43.6M |
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.