AZZ Inc
172 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.23B invested in AZZ Inc in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
108% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 12
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 56
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.1B → $1.23B (+$132M)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 160 → 172 (+12)
1% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $781K | Put options by funds: $770K
1.91% less ownership
Funds ownership: 88.01% → 86.1% (-1.9%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HW
Hancock Whitney
Gulfport,
Mississippi
|
+$8.7M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$4.74M |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$4.56M |
| 4 |
MPM
Meritage Portfolio Management
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$4.52M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$3.24M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$17.3M |
| 2 |
SBH
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$8.22M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$6.9M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$5.03M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$3.78M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DC
176
Deere & Company
Moline,
Illinois
| – | -$1.61M | -33,121 | Closed |
|
177
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$1.25M | -25,597 | Closed |
|
|
NI
178
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$687K | -14,116 | Closed |
|
|
TI
179
Trexquant Investment
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$540K | -11,100 | Closed |
|
|
CIC
180
Cornercap Investment Counsel
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$461K | -9,475 | Closed |
|
|
AW
181
Alpha Windward
Westwood,
Massachusetts
| – | -$415K | -8,520 | Closed |
|
|
FPA
182
First Pacific Advisors
El Segundo,
California
| – | -$122K | -2,500 | Closed |
|
183
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$77.4K | -1,387 | Closed |
|
184
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$5.02K | -90 | Closed |
|
|
FNBT
185
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Fort Myers,
Florida
| – | -$1K | -27 | Closed |
|
AZZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
172 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AZZ Inc (AZZ) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.23B — up 12% from $1.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new AZZ positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 67 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Hancock Whitney, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.7M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $17.3M.
- 172 institutional investors held AZZ Inc (AZZ) as of Q4 2015, up from 160 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $1.23B of AZZ Inc stock for Q4 2015, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new AZZ Inc positions in Q4 2015 and 12 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest AZZ Inc buyer in Q4 2015 was Hancock Whitney, an estimated $8.7M added.
- The largest AZZ Inc seller in Q4 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $17.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.