Acuity Brands
AYI
492 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.3B invested in Acuity Brands in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 98 funds opening new positions, 154 increasing their positions, 180 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.
151% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 98 | Existing positions closed: 39
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.17B → $10.3B (+$1.15B)
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 439 → 492 (+53)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 11 (0)
1.06% less ownership
Funds ownership: 96.02% → 94.96% (-1.1%)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 154 | Existing positions reduced: 180
38% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $58.4M | Put options by funds: $93.5M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$166M |
| 2 |
AT
Alliance Trust
Dundee, Scotland,
United Kingdom
|
+$58.7M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$49.2M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$47.1M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$43.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$200M |
| 2 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$106M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$64.6M |
| 4 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$43.4M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$39.9M |
AYI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
492 of the 3,756 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acuity Brands (AYI) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $10.3B — up 13% from $9.17B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 98 funds opened new AYI positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 59 holders — while 154 added to existing stakes and 180 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $166M. The largest seller was BlackRock Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $200M.
- 492 institutional investors held Acuity Brands (AYI) as of Q2 2016, up from 439 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $10.3B of Acuity Brands stock for Q2 2016, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 98 funds opened new Acuity Brands positions in Q2 2016 and 39 closed out, a net change of +59 holders.
- The largest Acuity Brands buyer in Q2 2016 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $166M added.
- The largest Acuity Brands seller in Q2 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $200M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.