Acuity Brands
274 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.72B invested in Acuity Brands in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 118 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
23% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $28.2M | Put options by funds: $23M
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.33B → $5.72B (+$393M)
2.21% more ownership
Funds ownership: 93.76% → 95.96% (+2.2%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 281 → 274 (-7)
17% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 36
24% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 118
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$180M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$171M |
| 3 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$112M |
| 4 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$105M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$58.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$142M |
| 2 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$92.7M |
| 3 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$51.2M |
| 4 |
ACM
Atlanta Capital Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$45.7M |
| 5 |
AIM
abrdn Investment Management
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$36.3M |
AYI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
274 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acuity Brands (AYI) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $5.72B — up 7.4% from $5.33B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of AYI and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 118 trimmed existing stakes and 90 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $180M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $142M.
- 274 institutional investors held Acuity Brands (AYI) as of Q2 2014, down from 281 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $5.72B of Acuity Brands stock for Q2 2014, up 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new Acuity Brands positions in Q2 2014 and 36 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest Acuity Brands buyer in Q2 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $180M added.
- The largest Acuity Brands seller in Q2 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $142M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.