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Acuity Brands

491 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.9B invested in Acuity Brands in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 160 increasing their positions, 202 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

18% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1113 (+2)

12% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $55M | Put options by funds: $49.1M

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 44

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.3B → $10.9B (+$561M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 491491 (0)

0.6% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.03%94.42% (-0.6%)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 160 | Existing positions reduced: 202

Holders
491
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
13.1%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+18.18%
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
49
Increased
160
Reduced
202
Closed
44
Calls
$55M
Puts
$49.1M
Net Calls
+$5.86M
Net Calls Change
+$41M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
N
101
Nuveen
North Carolina
$17.2M -$1.26M -4,732 -7%
Prudential Financial
102
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$16.5M +$496K +1,864 +3%
BSA
103
Braun Stacey Associates
New York
$16.5M -$398K -1,497 -2%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
104
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$16.3M -$351K -1,320 -2%
MTIP
105
Magee Thomson Investment Partners
California
$16.1M +$4.74M +17,820 +41%
TAM
106
Trillium Asset Management
Massachusetts
$15.7M -$2.42M -9,104 -13%
BJ
107
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$15.4M +$162K +609 +1%
RJA
108
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$14.1M +$1.89M +7,083 +15%
Arrowstreet Capital
109
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$13.7M +$7.13M +26,800 +107%
EA
110
Emerald Acquisition
Washington
$13.4M -$2.6M -9,754 -16%
Millennium Management
111
Millennium Management
New York
$12.9M -$33.4M -125,392 -72%
Renaissance Technologies
112
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$12.9M +$1.37M +5,147 +12%
UBS Group
113
UBS Group
Switzerland
$12.9M -$1.15M -4,308 -8%
TIM
114
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$12.9M -$1.4M -5,266 -10%
TD Asset Management
115
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$12.7M +$208K +783 +2%
Aviva
116
Aviva
United Kingdom
$12.6M +$5.99M +22,518 +89%
KI
117
Kalmar Investments
Delaware
$12.3M -$8.8M -33,055 -41%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
118
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$11.7M -$570K -2,142 -5%
AIA
119
AGF Investments America
Ontario, Canada
$11.2M
AAMU
120
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$11.2M -$59.9K -225 -0.5%
Lord, Abbett & Co
121
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$10.9M +$11M +41,361 New
MPM
122
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
$10.5M -$24.5K -92 -0.2%
CG
123
Clinton Group
New York
$10.1M +$7.72M +29,021 +317%
National Pension Service
124
National Pension Service
South Korea
$10M +$859K +3,229 +9%
ACM
125
Azimuth Capital Management
Michigan
$9.79M +$160K +602 +2%

AYI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

491 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acuity Brands (AYI) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $10.9B — up 5.4% from $10.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new AYI positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 160 added to existing stakes and 202 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Select Equity Group, adding an estimated $110M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $113M.

  • 491 institutional investors held Acuity Brands (AYI) as of Q3 2016, unchanged from Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $10.9B of Acuity Brands stock for Q3 2016, up 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new Acuity Brands positions in Q3 2016 and 44 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Acuity Brands buyer in Q3 2016 was Select Equity Group, an estimated $110M added.
  • The largest Acuity Brands seller in Q3 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $113M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.