Cintas
CTAS
445 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.5B invested in Cintas in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 67 funds opening new positions, 149 increasing their positions, 163 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
205% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 22
122% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $57.7M | Put options by funds: $26.1M
62% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.87B → $9.5B (+$3.63B)
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 404 → 445 (+41)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 149 | Existing positions reduced: 163
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 8 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$106M |
| 2 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$53.2M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$48.7M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$35.6M |
| 5 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$25.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
-$208M |
| 2 |
FMI
Fiduciary Management Inc
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$81.9M |
| 3 |
WG
Winton Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$75.8M |
| 4 |
CB
Cooke & Bieler
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$43.3M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$34.5M |
CTAS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
445 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cintas (CTAS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $9.5B — up 62% from $5.87B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 67 funds opened new CTAS positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 45 holders — while 149 added to existing stakes and 163 trimmed.
The largest buyer was OppenheimerFunds, opening a new position worth an estimated $106M. The largest seller was First Eagle Investment Management, cutting an estimated $208M.
- 445 institutional investors held Cintas (CTAS) as of Q4 2014, up from 404 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $9.5B of Cintas stock for Q4 2014, up 62% quarter-over-quarter.
- 67 funds opened new Cintas positions in Q4 2014 and 22 closed out, a net change of +45 holders.
- The largest Cintas buyer in Q4 2014 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $106M added.
- The largest Cintas seller in Q4 2014 was First Eagle Investment Management, an estimated $208M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.