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127 hedge funds and large institutions have $825M invested in Griffon in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

53% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 15

44% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $465K | Put options by funds: $323K

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 125 → 127 (+2)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 42

4.58% less ownership

Funds ownership: 75.41% → 70.83% (-4.6%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $886M → $825M (-$60.8M)

Holders
127
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.6%
% of All Funds
3.16%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
23
Increased
40
Reduced
42
Closed
15
Calls
$465K
Puts
$323K
Net Calls
+$142K
Net Calls Change
+$1.78M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$92.1M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$4.43M
3
GF
Gabelli Funds
New York
+$3.21M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$2.28M
5
HHC
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
+$903K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GI
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
-$4.18M
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$3.95M
3
BA
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
-$3.79M
4
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$2.28M
5
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$2.17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Axa
26
Axa
France
$2.27M – – –
GC
27
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.25M -$272K -10,900 -11%
EI
28
EAM Investors
California
$2.18M -$1.46M -58,349 -40%
California Public Employees Retirement System
29
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.92M -$74.8K -3,000 -4%
RhumbLine Advisers
30
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.7M +$429K +17,217 +33%
Morgan Stanley
31
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.52M -$917K -36,765 -37%
O
32
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$1.48M +$260K +10,435 +21%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
33
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.47M -$69.8K -2,800 -4%
NFGCM
34
Norman Fields Gottscho Capital Management
New York
$1.44M – – –
Two Sigma Investments
35
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$1.41M -$460K -18,447 -24%
Legal & General Group
36
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.35M +$129K +5,157 +10%
Bank of America
37
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.35M +$617K +24,752 +83%
TA
38
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.33M +$25.1K +1,005 +2%
Prudential Financial
39
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.32M +$58.6K +2,350 +5%
SAM
40
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.27M -$90.2K -3,618 -7%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
41
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.26M +$33.3K +1,335 +3%
KBC Group
42
KBC Group
Belgium
$1.24M – – –
Swiss National Bank
43
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.18M – – –
AllianceBernstein
44
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.07M +$24.9K +1,000 +2%
Canada Life
45
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$1.06M +$91.4K +3,666 +9%
Two Sigma Advisers
46
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$992K -$234K -9,400 -19%
IIM
47
Ironwood Investment Management
Massachusetts
$944K – – –
JIC
48
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$926K – – –
HHC
49
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
$892K +$903K +36,200 New
BIM
50
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
$864K +$875K +35,084 New
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GFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

127 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Griffon (GFF) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $825M — down 6.9% from $886M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new GFF positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $92.1M. The largest seller was GAMCO Investors, cutting an estimated $4.18M.

  • 127 institutional investors held Griffon (GFF) as of Q1 2017, up from 125 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $825M of Griffon stock for Q1 2017, down 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Griffon positions in Q1 2017 and 15 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Griffon buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $92.1M added.
  • The largest Griffon seller in Q1 2017 was GAMCO Investors, an estimated $4.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.