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117 hedge funds and large institutions have $580M invested in Griffon in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

447% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $186K | Put options by funds: $34K

1.5% less ownership

Funds ownership: 68.42% → 66.92% (-1.5%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 128 → 117 (-11)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $659M → $580M (-$78.9M)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 47

63% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 16

Holders
117
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-8.59%
% of All Funds
2.68%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
35
Reduced
47
Closed
16
Calls
$186K
Puts
$34K
Net Calls
+$152K
Net Calls Change
-$37K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$4.13M
2
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
+$2.16M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$1.74M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$845K
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$594K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$5.03M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$3.26M
3
GI
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
-$2.59M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$1.99M
5
PI
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
-$1.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Invesco
26
Invesco
Georgia
$1.59M -$419K -21,279 -20%
SIM
27
Spark Investment Management
New York
$1.49M -$191K -9,700 -11%
RhumbLine Advisers
28
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.43M +$32.3K +1,639 +2%
California Public Employees Retirement System
29
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.33M +$77.9K +3,953 +6%
Morgan Stanley
30
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.24M -$1.17M -59,561 -47%
PI
31
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$1.2M -$1.3M -66,182 -50%
Legal & General Group
32
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.09M +$29.8K +1,512 +3%
O
33
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$1.05M -$80.7K -4,096 -7%
Swiss National Bank
34
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$976K +$45.3K +2,300 +4%
TA
35
Teachers Advisors
New York
$972K – – –
NFGCM
36
Norman Fields Gottscho Capital Management
New York
$955K -$63K -3,200 -6%
CC
37
Claybrook Capital
Massachusetts
$941K +$72.8K +3,698 +8%
JP Morgan Chase
38
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$939K -$710K -36,070 -41%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
39
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$932K – – –
Prudential Financial
40
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$925K +$12.8K +650 +1%
SAM
41
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$920K – – –
GCP
42
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$907K +$251K +12,769 +35%
ASRS
43
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$874K -$57.1K -2,900 -6%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
44
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$813K -$33K -1,675 -4%
Two Sigma Investments
45
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$783K +$845K +42,902 New
EVM
46
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$716K +$387K +19,636 +100%
Canada Life
47
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$712K -$39.8K -2,022 -5%
IIM
48
Ironwood Investment Management
Massachusetts
$699K – – –
NSEDCP
49
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan
New Jersey
$694K +$158K +8,000 +27%
JIC
50
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$686K – – –
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GFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

117 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Griffon (GFF) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $580M — down 12% from $659M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of GFF and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 47 trimmed existing stakes and 35 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $4.13M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.03M sold.

  • 117 institutional investors held Griffon (GFF) as of Q1 2018, down from 128 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $580M of Griffon stock for Q1 2018, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Griffon positions in Q1 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest Griffon buyer in Q1 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $4.13M added.
  • The largest Griffon seller in Q1 2018 was Millennium Management, an estimated $5.03M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.