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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
EA
101
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
$9.59M -$7.27M -46,321 -44%
3NC
102
300 North Capital
California
$9.46M +$998K +6,359 +13%
GC
103
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$9.4M -$654K -4,169 -7%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
104
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$9.26M +$274K +1,748 +3%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
105
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$8.35M +$283K +1,806 +4%
BG
106
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$8.34M +$381K +2,430 +5%
Swiss National Bank
107
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$8.11M +$94.1K +600 +1%
VOYA Investment Management
108
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$7.96M -$8.31K -53 -0.1%
KBC Group
109
KBC Group
Belgium
$7.9M -$757K -4,823 -9%
TD Asset Management
110
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$7.74M +$47.1K +300 +0.7%
GH
111
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$7.38M -$2.36M -15,065 -26%
FP
112
Foundry Partners
Minnesota
$7.08M +$636K +4,054 +11%
MLICM
113
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$6.72M +$208K +1,325 +3%
RBA
114
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$6.63M
TPSF
115
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$6.57M +$2.82K +18 +0%
MPIA
116
Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers
Idaho
$6.35M -$1.57M -10,000 -21%
TCM
117
Tygh Capital Management
Oregon
$5.9M +$4.2M +26,766 +322%
Bank of Montreal
118
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$5.81M -$5.91M -37,685 -52%
LP
119
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
$5.77M +$5.38M +34,288 New
CEP
120
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
$5.72M +$511K +3,255 +11%
AAMU
121
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$5.46M -$48.3K -308 -0.9%
EMFAT
122
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Pennsylvania
$5.31M -$6.27M -39,970 -55%
GF
123
Gabelli Funds
New York
$5.3M -$392K -2,500 -7%
EIM
124
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$5.26M +$262K +1,671 +6%
SG Americas Securities
125
SG Americas Securities
New York
$5.23M -$1.16M -7,412 -19%

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.