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125 hedge funds and large institutions have $600M invested in Griffon in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 6

45% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.45M | Put options by funds: $2.38M

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $549M → $600M (+$50.5M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 120 → 125 (+5)

1.86% more ownership

Funds ownership: 74.48% → 76.33% (+1.9%)

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 52

Holders
125
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+4.17%
% of All Funds
3.34%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
32
Reduced
52
Closed
6
Calls
$3.45M
Puts
$2.38M
Net Calls
+$1.06M
Net Calls Change
-$134K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$7.63M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$2.78M
3
Axa
Axa
France
+$1.49M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$1.18M
5
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
+$736K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
-$4.78M
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$3.59M
3
BA
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
-$1.85M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$1.71M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.68M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TA
51
Teachers Advisors
New York
$876K -$29.8K -1,838 -3%
Swiss National Bank
52
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$873K – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
53
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$830K -$2.06K -127 -0.3%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
54
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$810K +$26.4K +1,628 +4%
Canada Life
55
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$801K +$712K +43,955 +1,229%
AllianceBernstein
56
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$738K – – –
CS
57
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$736K +$339K +20,912 +92%
First Trust Advisors
58
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$733K -$1.24M -76,783 -64%
Royal Bank of Canada
59
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$656K -$120K -7,400 -16%
IIM
60
Ironwood Investment Management
Massachusetts
$646K -$243K -15,000 -28%
JIC
61
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$639K – – –
Comerica Bank
62
Comerica Bank
Texas
$620K -$29.6K -1,825 -5%
Capstone Investment Advisors
63
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$620K +$413K +25,514 +226%
NFA
64
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$575K -$11.2K -691 -2%
Citigroup
65
Citigroup
New York
$549K -$182K -11,226 -26%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
66
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$513K – – –
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
67
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$502K +$483K +29,800 New
FIM
68
FourPoints Investment Managers
France
$493K – – –
WA
69
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$482K – – –
TPSF
70
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$475K -$36.5K -2,251 -7%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
71
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$457K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
72
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$448K +$430K +26,564 New
KCPG
73
Kavar Capital Partners Group
Kansas
$433K – – –
AIG
74
American International Group
New York
$398K -$24.2K -1,496 -6%
MLICM
75
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$379K – – –
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GFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

125 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Griffon (GFF) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $600M — up 9.2% from $549M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new GFF positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $7.63M. The largest seller was Driehaus Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.78M sold.

  • 125 institutional investors held Griffon (GFF) as of Q2 2016, up from 120 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $600M of Griffon stock for Q2 2016, up 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Griffon positions in Q2 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Griffon buyer in Q2 2016 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $7.63M added.
  • The largest Griffon seller in Q2 2016 was Driehaus Capital Management, an estimated $4.78M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.