Acuity Brands
AYI
417 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.11B invested in Acuity Brands in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 129 increasing their positions, 161 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)
40% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 47
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 401 → 417 (+16)
1.58% more ownership
Funds ownership: 107.81% → 109.4% (+1.6%)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.77B → $8.11B (+$343M)
0% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $49.8M | Put options by funds: $49.7M
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 129 | Existing positions reduced: 161
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$141M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$103M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$82.3M |
| 4 |
GIM
Generation Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$69.2M |
| 5 |
ACM
Atlanta Capital Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$56.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$224M |
| 2 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$151M |
| 3 |
CAM
Congress Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$57.8M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$56.3M |
| 5 |
VFA
Virtus Fund Advisers
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
-$44.6M |
AYI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
417 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acuity Brands (AYI) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $8.11B — up 4.4% from $7.77B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new AYI positions and 47 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 129 added to existing stakes and 161 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $141M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $224M.
- 417 institutional investors held Acuity Brands (AYI) as of Q4 2017, up from 401 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $8.11B of Acuity Brands stock for Q4 2017, up 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 66 funds opened new Acuity Brands positions in Q4 2017 and 47 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest Acuity Brands buyer in Q4 2017 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $141M added.
- The largest Acuity Brands seller in Q4 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $224M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.