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160 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.1B invested in AZZ Inc in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 47

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 17

3.7% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.3% → 88.01% (+3.7%)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 156 → 160 (+4)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.12B → $1.1B (-$18.8M)

65% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $625K | Put options by funds: $1.8M

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
160
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.56%
% of All Funds
4.47%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
22
Increased
67
Reduced
47
Closed
17
Calls
$625K
Puts
$1.8M
Net Calls
-$1.18M
Net Calls Change
-$1.01M

Top Buyers

1
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
+$14.7M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$13.4M
3
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$11.9M
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$8.31M
5
OAM
Origin Asset Management
United Kingdom
+$5.76M

Top Sellers

1
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$11.2M
2
SLG
Stanley-Laman Group
Pennsylvania
-$10.2M
3
WC
Walthausen & Co
New York
-$8.16M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$5.28M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$3.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RFC
76
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$1.65M +$25K +486 +1%
Axa
77
Axa
France
$1.62M +$508K +9,900 +42%
DC
78
Deere & Company
Illinois
$1.61M +$1.7M +33,121 New
BG
79
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.61M +$28.2K +550 +2%
Nisa Investment Advisors
80
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$1.48M – – –
NFA
81
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$1.48M – – –
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
82
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$1.44M – – –
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
83
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$1.38M -$591K -11,500 -29%
DCM
84
Dean Capital Management
Kansas
$1.26M +$420K +8,175 +46%
Nomura Holdings
85
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$1.25M +$1.31M +25,597 New
GC
86
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.24M +$3.29K +64 +0.3%
TRSOTSOK
87
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$1.23M – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
88
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.21M – – –
IIM
89
Ironwood Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.19M – – –
KeyBank National Association
90
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$1.11M +$406K +7,899 +53%
VRS
91
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$1.06M -$51.4K -1,000 -4%
TPSF
92
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$1.04M -$31.6K -615 -3%
JP Morgan Chase
93
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$996K -$37.9K -738 -3%
Morgan Stanley
94
Morgan Stanley
New York
$983K -$238K -4,627 -19%
NSEDCP
95
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan
New Jersey
$974K – – –
TA
96
Teton Advisors
New York
$974K – – –
PPA
97
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$962K +$60.2K +1,172 +6%
IGIM
98
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$949K +$30K +585 +3%
US Bancorp
99
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$901K +$69.5K +1,354 +8%
AIG
100
American International Group
New York
$894K +$5.7K +111 +0.6%
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4
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AZZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

160 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AZZ Inc (AZZ) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $1.1B — down 1.7% from $1.12B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new AZZ positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 67 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, adding an estimated $14.7M. The largest seller was Allianz Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.2M sold.

  • 160 institutional investors held AZZ Inc (AZZ) as of Q3 2015, up from 156 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.1B of AZZ Inc stock for Q3 2015, down 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new AZZ Inc positions in Q3 2015 and 17 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest AZZ Inc buyer in Q3 2015 was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, an estimated $14.7M added.
  • The largest AZZ Inc seller in Q3 2015 was Allianz Asset Management, an estimated $11.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.