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128 hedge funds and large institutions have $659M invested in Griffon in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

81% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $421K | Put options by funds: $232K

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 13

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 39

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 123 → 128 (+5)

0.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 68.02% → 68.42% (+0.4%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $714M → $659M (-$54.9M)

Holders
128
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+4.07%
% of All Funds
2.9%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
18
Increased
43
Reduced
39
Closed
13
Calls
$421K
Puts
$232K
Net Calls
+$189K
Net Calls Change
+$19K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PI
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
+$2.88M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$2.59M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$2.55M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.52M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$1.58M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$3.25M
2
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$2.1M
3
GI
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
-$2.1M
4
Axa
Axa
France
-$1.64M
5
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$1.53M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
26
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$2.03M -$203K -9,285 -9%
SIM
27
Spark Investment Management
New York
$1.86M +$896K +41,000 +82%
JP Morgan Chase
28
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.78M +$1.58M +72,127 +469%
RhumbLine Advisers
29
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.56M +$214K +9,807 +15%
California Public Employees Retirement System
30
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.41M +$75.6K +3,460 +5%
TCIM
31
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.39M -$485K -22,172 -25%
O
32
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$1.26M -$56K -2,563 -4%
Legal & General Group
33
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.19M -$16.5K -757 -1%
Bank of America
34
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.15M -$258K -11,820 -17%
NFGCM
35
Norman Fields Gottscho Capital Management
New York
$1.13M – – –
Citadel Advisors
36
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.12M +$252K +11,539 +26%
Wells Fargo
37
Wells Fargo
California
$1.12M +$377K +17,250 +45%
TA
38
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.08M – – –
Franklin Resources
39
Franklin Resources
California
$1.08M -$1.53M -70,131 -57%
Swiss National Bank
40
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.04M – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
41
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.04M – – –
ASRS
42
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$1.03M +$768K +35,112 +224%
SAM
43
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.03M – – –
Prudential Financial
44
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.02M -$23.4K -1,070 -2%
CC
45
Claybrook Capital
Massachusetts
$974K +$1.05M +47,853 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
46
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$941K -$16.1K -737 -2%
First Trust Advisors
47
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$842K +$420K +19,221 +87%
Canada Life
48
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$841K – – –
IIM
49
Ironwood Investment Management
Massachusetts
$779K – – –
AllianceBernstein
50
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$768K -$72.1K -3,300 -8%
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GFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

128 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Griffon (GFF) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $659M — down 7.7% from $714M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new GFF positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Putnam Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.88M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $3.25M.

  • 128 institutional investors held Griffon (GFF) as of Q4 2017, up from 123 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $659M of Griffon stock for Q4 2017, down 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new Griffon positions in Q4 2017 and 13 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Griffon buyer in Q4 2017 was Putnam Investments, an estimated $2.88M added.
  • The largest Griffon seller in Q4 2017 was Millennium Management, an estimated $3.25M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.