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Acuity Brands

400 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.77B invested in Acuity Brands in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 138 increasing their positions, 160 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.97% less ownership

Funds ownership: 109.78%107.81% (-2%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 435400 (-35)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 138 | Existing positions reduced: 160

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.38B → $7.77B (-$1.61B)

37% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $35.4M | Put options by funds: $56.6M

43% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 58

60% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 104 (-6)

Holders
400
Holders Change
-35
Holders Change %
-8.05%
% of All Funds
9.97%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-60%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
33
Increased
138
Reduced
160
Closed
58
Calls
$35.4M
Puts
$56.6M
Net Calls
-$21.2M
Net Calls Change
-$4.69M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
T. Rowe Price Associates
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.2B +$67.5M +362,321 +5%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$712M -$26.8M -143,991 -3%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$708M -$23.2M -124,342 -3%
GIM
4
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
$574M -$4.29M -23,032 -0.7%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$325M -$7.38M -39,591 -2%
ACM
6
Atlanta Capital Management
Georgia
$242M +$154K +824 +0.1%
Ameriprise
7
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$235M -$3.71M -19,892 -1%
Aberdeen Group
8
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$234M +$255M +1,368,214 New
Artisan Partners
9
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$195M -$7.52M -40,344 -3%
Alyeska Investment Group
10
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
$152M +$42.2M +226,605 +34%
American Century Companies
11
American Century Companies
Missouri
$133M +$58.8M +315,610 +68%
BAMCO Inc
12
BAMCO Inc
New York
$103M -$4.1M -21,980 -4%
Invesco
13
Invesco
Georgia
$101M -$1.13M -6,071 -1%
NIPH
14
NN Investment Partners Holdings
Netherlands
$96.9M +$29.3M +157,236 +38%
JP Morgan Chase
15
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$83M -$169M -905,954 -65%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
16
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$81.5M -$410K -2,200 -0.5%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$81.4M +$1.79M +9,614 +2%
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$80.4M -$1.29M -6,921 -1%
Geode Capital Management
19
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$80.1M -$570K -3,057 -0.6%
Goldman Sachs
20
Goldman Sachs
New York
$79.7M +$1.1M +5,893 +1%
IAMU
21
Impax Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$70.3M +$17.4M +93,328 +29%
A
22
AustralianSuper
Australia
$69.8M
Bank of New York Mellon
23
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$67.2M +$148K +796 +0.2%
EAM
24
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$65M +$2.97M +15,928 +4%
SDJVC
25
St. Denis J. Villere & Co
Louisiana
$62.6M -$479K -2,570 -0.7%

AYI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

400 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acuity Brands (AYI) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $7.77B — down 17% from $9.38B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 58 funds closed out of AYI and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 25 holders — while 160 trimmed existing stakes and 138 added.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $67.5M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $169M.

  • 400 institutional investors held Acuity Brands (AYI) as of Q3 2017, down from 435 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $7.77B of Acuity Brands stock for Q3 2017, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new Acuity Brands positions in Q3 2017 and 58 closed out, a net change of -25 holders.
  • The largest Acuity Brands buyer in Q3 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $67.5M added.
  • The largest Acuity Brands seller in Q3 2017 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $169M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.