Acuity Brands
497 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.68B invested in Acuity Brands in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 78 funds opening new positions, 176 increasing their positions, 170 reducing their positions, and 64 closing their positions.
22% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 78 | Existing positions closed: 64
19% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $55.8M | Put options by funds: $47M
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 491 → 497 (+6)
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 176 | Existing positions reduced: 170
0.66% more ownership
Funds ownership: 94.42% → 95.08% (+0.66%)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.9B → $9.68B (-$1.21B)
62% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 5 (-8)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$112M |
| 2 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$86.3M |
| 3 |
AIM
abrdn Investment Management
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$55.9M |
| 4 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$52.6M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$47.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$237M |
| 2 |
AT
Alliance Trust
Dundee, Scotland,
United Kingdom
|
-$85.3M |
| 3 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$48.8M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$42.7M |
| 5 |
SI
Scout Investments
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$42.4M |
AYI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
497 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acuity Brands (AYI) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $9.68B — down 11% from $10.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 78 funds opened new AYI positions and 64 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 176 added to existing stakes and 170 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $112M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $237M.
- 497 institutional investors held Acuity Brands (AYI) as of Q4 2016, up from 491 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $9.68B of Acuity Brands stock for Q4 2016, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 78 funds opened new Acuity Brands positions in Q4 2016 and 64 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Acuity Brands buyer in Q4 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $112M added.
- The largest Acuity Brands seller in Q4 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $237M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.