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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
FQ
201
First Quadrant
California
$2.75M
CWM
202
Cabot Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$2.72M -$68.4K -257 -2%
HW
203
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$2.71M -$302K -1,136 -10%
EIM
204
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.66M -$1.34M -5,048 -33%
AG
205
Aperio Group
California
$2.62M +$524K +1,967 +25%
SAM
206
Strategy Asset Managers
California
$2.6M +$2.62M +9,837 New
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
207
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$2.59M +$399K +1,500 +18%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
208
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$2.47M -$140K -527 -5%
LS
209
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia
Sweden
$2.36M +$12.9M +48,307 +986%
FG
210
Fiduciary Group
Georgia
$2.3M
Wellington Management Group
211
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$2.27M -$3.75M -14,078 -62%
XK
212
Xact Kapitalforvaltning
Sweden
$2.25M +$2.26M +8,485 New
CPIM
213
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Virginia
$2.22M -$99.3K -373 -4%
ECM
214
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$2.21M -$109K -409 -5%
HighTower Advisors
215
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.18M +$817K +3,068 +59%
CCMH
216
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$2.18M -$316K -1,186 -13%
AFG
217
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$2.15M +$109K +409 +5%
URS
218
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$2.12M
ZIG
219
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$2.09M +$2.1M +7,907 New
AAM
220
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$2.09M -$39.4K -148 -2%
AAF
221
Andra AP-fonden
Sweden
$2.09M -$639K -2,400 -23%
Handelsbanken Fonder
222
Handelsbanken Fonder
Sweden
$2.09M
LPL Financial
223
LPL Financial
California
$2.08M +$258K +969 +13%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
224
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$2.06M
GI
225
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$2.01M

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.