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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
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.04B +$22.1M +82,900 +2%
T. Rowe Price Associates
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$740M +$2.54M +9,552 +0.3%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$593M -$113M -426,240 -16%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$556M -$56.8M -213,486 -9%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$457M +$28.7M +107,969 +7%
Artisan Partners
6
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$356M +$1.43M +5,363 +0.4%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$312M +$9.73M +36,549 +3%
Select Equity Group
8
Select Equity Group
New York
$306M +$110M +411,622 +55%
Ameriprise
9
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$287M -$101M -378,921 -26%
ACM
10
Atlanta Capital Management
Georgia
$275M -$1.61M -6,039 -0.6%
BFA
11
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$190M +$6.43M +24,161 +3%
American Century Companies
12
American Century Companies
Missouri
$180M -$1.28M -4,820 -0.7%
Invesco
13
Invesco
Georgia
$177M +$10.2M +38,224 +6%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$173M +$12.9M +48,366 +8%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$141M +$7.71M +28,960 +6%
JHIU
16
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$137M +$12.5M +46,982 +10%
Victory Capital Management
17
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$137M +$87K +327 +0.1%
AllianceBernstein
18
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$131M -$10.6M -39,678 -7%
BAMCO Inc
19
BAMCO Inc
New York
$119M -$13.3M -50,000 -10%
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$112M -$506K -1,902 -0.4%
O
21
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$107M -$2.88M -10,838 -3%
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$105M -$6.43M -24,160 -6%
Geode Capital Management
23
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$104M +$3.86M +14,514 +4%
BA
24
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$102M -$9.08M -34,118 -8%
BG
25
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$98.1M +$799K +3,001 +0.8%

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.