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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
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
126
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$297K +$172K +3,347 +122%
Envestnet Asset Management
127
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$276K +$32.4K +630 +12%
Legal & General Group
128
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$263K – – –
MERSOM
129
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$247K +$9.24K +180 +4%
SSWM
130
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$246K +$8.22K +160 +3%
BC
131
Burney Company
Virginia
$244K – – –
CFB
132
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$226K – – –
PA
133
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$201K -$120K -2,340 -36%
MSA
134
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$185K +$12.2K +238 +7%
PI
135
PineBridge Investments
New York
$159K +$15.7K +305 +10%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
136
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$154K +$111K +2,165 +217%
Canada Life
137
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$137K – – –
FPA
138
First Pacific Advisors
California
$122K – – –
DADC
139
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$117K -$10.6K -206 -8%
RCM
140
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$112K +$118K +2,300 New
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
141
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$74K -$924 -18 -1%
IPC
142
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$70K +$73.4K +1,430 New
Walleye Trading
143
Walleye Trading
New York
$68K +$46.2K +899 +184%
LIA
144
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$42K – – –
Bank of Montreal
145
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$39K +$12.7K +248 +45%
LTFS
146
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$30K +$23.8K +464 +344%
BlackRock
147
BlackRock
New York
$28K -$5.75K -112 -16%
SGAM
148
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
$20K +$20.9K +407 New
MFS
149
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$17K -$1.26M -24,526 -99%
Creative Planning
150
Creative Planning
Kansas
$17K +$17.9K +348 New
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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.