Cintas
CTAS
404 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.87B invested in Cintas in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 117 increasing their positions, 159 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
200% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 9 (+6)
159% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 17
112% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $41.4M | Put options by funds: $19.5M
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.42B → $5.87B (+$458M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 379 → 404 (+25)
26% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 117 | Existing positions reduced: 159
Top Buyers
| 1 |
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
+$32.1M |
| 2 |
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$21.1M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$18.6M |
| 4 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
+$12.4M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$10.3M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
-$108M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$59.8M |
| 3 |
CB
Cooke & Bieler
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$43M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$14.2M |
| 5 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$13M |
CTAS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
404 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cintas (CTAS) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $5.87B — up 8.4% from $5.42B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new CTAS positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 117 added to existing stakes and 159 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Gotham Asset Management, adding an estimated $32.1M. The largest seller was First Eagle Investment Management, cutting an estimated $108M.
- 404 institutional investors held Cintas (CTAS) as of Q3 2014, up from 379 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $5.87B of Cintas stock for Q3 2014, up 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 44 funds opened new Cintas positions in Q3 2014 and 17 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
- The largest Cintas buyer in Q3 2014 was Gotham Asset Management, an estimated $32.1M added.
- The largest Cintas seller in Q3 2014 was First Eagle Investment Management, an estimated $108M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.