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Acuity Brands

348 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.16B invested in Acuity Brands in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 115 increasing their positions, 128 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 35 (+2)

1.86% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.11%93.25% (-1.9%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 387348 (-39)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 115 | Existing positions reduced: 128

39% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.2B → $3.16B (-$2.04B)

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 77

59% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.5M | Put options by funds: $28M

Holders
348
Holders Change
-39
Holders Change %
-10.08%
% of All Funds
7.67%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
42
Increased
115
Reduced
128
Closed
77
Calls
$11.5M
Puts
$28M
Net Calls
-$16.6M
Net Calls Change
+$18.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$355M -$23.2M -211,500 -5%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$344M +$12.5M +113,662 +3%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$214M +$114M +1,043,758 +72%
GIM
4
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
$164M -$2.06M -18,772 -1%
ACM
5
Atlanta Capital Management
Georgia
$139M +$2.86M +26,085 +2%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$139M +$12.1M +110,089 +7%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$120M +$3.01M +27,491 +2%
Renaissance Technologies
8
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$84.1M -$4.54M -41,400 -4%
CB
9
Cooke & Bieler
Pennsylvania
$75.9M -$4.09M -37,274 -4%
AQR Capital Management
10
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$71M -$14.4M -131,160 -13%
American Century Companies
11
American Century Companies
Missouri
$65M -$56.7M -517,012 -41%
IVA
12
International Value Advisers
$56.6M -$64.8M -590,651 -47%
Lord, Abbett & Co
13
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$50.3M +$16.3M +148,471 +34%
PIM
14
Paradice Investment Management
Colorado
$48.8M +$62.4M +569,215 New
Fidelity International
15
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$46.6M -$698K -6,364 -1%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$45.1M +$1.74M +15,883 +3%
Geode Capital Management
17
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$43.9M +$834K +7,606 +2%
Norges Bank
18
Norges Bank
Norway
$39.4M -$1.63M -14,900 -3%
Bank of Montreal
19
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$38M -$999K -9,109 -2%
Northern Trust
20
Northern Trust
Illinois
$37.9M +$3.97M +36,222 +9%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
21
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$36.4M -$1.46M -13,304 -3%
SCP
22
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
$36.1M -$3.23M -29,438 -7%
ATO
23
Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt
Sweden
$34.3M
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$30.4M +$7.15M +65,154 +22%
Prudential Financial
25
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$29M -$12.6M -115,086 -25%

AYI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

348 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acuity Brands (AYI) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $3.16B — down 39% from $5.2B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 77 funds closed out of AYI and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 35 holders — while 128 trimmed existing stakes and 115 added.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $114M. The largest seller was International Value Advisers, cutting an estimated $64.8M.

  • 348 institutional investors held Acuity Brands (AYI) as of Q1 2020, down from 387 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $3.16B of Acuity Brands stock for Q1 2020, down 39% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new Acuity Brands positions in Q1 2020 and 77 closed out, a net change of -35 holders.
  • The largest Acuity Brands buyer in Q1 2020 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $114M added.
  • The largest Acuity Brands seller in Q1 2020 was International Value Advisers, an estimated $64.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.