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Acuity Brands
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438 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.08B invested in Acuity Brands in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 163 increasing their positions, 160 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 11 (+1)

9.18% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.24% → 101.42% (+9.2%)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 163 | Existing positions reduced: 160

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 58

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 441 → 438 (-3)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.4B → $9.08B (-$319M)

66% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $32.3M | Put options by funds: $93.7M

Holders
438
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-0.68%
% of All Funds
11.67%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
58
Increased
163
Reduced
160
Closed
58
Calls
$32.3M
Puts
$93.7M
Net Calls
-$61.4M
Net Calls Change
-$56M

Top Buyers

1
Royal London Asset Management
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
+$490M
2
Select Equity Group
Select Equity Group
New York
+$104M
3
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
+$87.6M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$77.9M
5
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
+$77M

Top Sellers

1
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
-$65.2M
2
CGM
Capital Growth Management
Massachusetts
-$62M
3
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$49.1M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$38.5M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$36.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$691M +$8.17M +39,579 +1%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$617M +$77.9M +377,579 +15%
T. Rowe Price Associates
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$612M -$3.91M -18,957 -0.7%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$461M -$30M -145,345 -6%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$376M +$12.7M +61,433 +4%
BFA
6
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$326M -$3.92M -19,006 -1%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$312M +$12.8M +61,831 +5%
Artisan Partners
8
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$291M +$72.1M +349,392 +35%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$288M +$8.91M +43,167 +3%
ACM
10
Atlanta Capital Management
Georgia
$235M -$1.36M -6,571 -0.6%
American Century Companies
11
American Century Companies
Missouri
$145M -$49.1M -238,011 -26%
Select Equity Group
12
Select Equity Group
New York
$142M +$104M +504,698 +340%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$139M +$19M +92,013 +17%
Invesco
14
Invesco
Georgia
$137M +$10.7M +51,855 +9%
BAMCO Inc
15
BAMCO Inc
New York
$131M -$25.8M -125,000 -17%
Victory Capital Management
16
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$123M +$14.1M +68,577 +14%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$108M +$5.15M +24,962 +5%
AIM
18
abrdn Investment Management
United Kingdom
$104M -$3.26M -15,823 -3%
BA
19
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$103M +$74.4M +360,462 +323%
VOYA Investment Management
20
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$102M +$87.6M +424,403 +991%
AllianceBernstein
21
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$101M +$16.7M +81,149 +21%
O
22
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$101M -$65.2M -316,071 -41%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$98.2M +$8.43M +40,881 +10%
EAM
24
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$95.5M -$16.9M -82,095 -16%
Northern Trust
25
Northern Trust
Illinois
$90.9M +$1.9M +9,205 +2%
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AYI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

438 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acuity Brands (AYI) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $9.08B — down 3.4% from $9.4B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in AYI was balanced in Q1 2016: 58 funds opened new positions, 58 closed out, 163 added to existing stakes and 160 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal London Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $490M. The largest seller was OppenheimerFunds, cutting an estimated $65.2M.

  • 438 institutional investors held Acuity Brands (AYI) as of Q1 2016, down from 441 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $9.08B of Acuity Brands stock for Q1 2016, down 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 58 funds opened new Acuity Brands positions in Q1 2016 and 58 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Acuity Brands buyer in Q1 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $490M added.
  • The largest Acuity Brands seller in Q1 2016 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $65.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.