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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
Comerica Bank
51
Comerica Bank
Texas
$854K +$69.4K +2,783 +9%
First Trust Advisors
52
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$798K -$1.05M -42,052 -56%
SO
53
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$793K +$803K +32,200 New
Citigroup
54
Citigroup
New York
$773K -$976K -39,148 -56%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
55
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$769K +$25 +1 +0%
AQR Capital Management
56
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$748K +$149K +5,963 +24%
CS
57
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$723K -$282K -11,296 -28%
SIM
58
Spark Investment Management
New York
$722K +$731K +29,300 New
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
59
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$703K +$107K +4,306 +18%
NFA
60
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$684K -$31.6K -1,268 -4%
Royal Bank of Canada
61
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$668K -$86K -3,447 -11%
KCPG
62
Kavar Capital Partners Group
Kansas
$633K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
63
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$585K +$69K +2,768 +13%
Wells Fargo
64
Wells Fargo
California
$569K +$13.1K +526 +2%
TPSF
65
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$557K +$22.5K +903 +4%
FIM
66
FourPoints Investment Managers
France
$548K -$14K -560 -2%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
67
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$530K – – –
MLICM
68
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$513K – – –
EVM
69
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$483K +$489K +19,605 New
Allianz Asset Management
70
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$478K – – –
AIG
71
American International Group
New York
$459K -$86.2K -3,455 -16%
T. Rowe Price Associates
72
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$448K – – –
MERSOM
73
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$442K -$3.49K -140 -0.8%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
74
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$438K +$45.1K +1,810 +11%
WA
75
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$411K -$142K -5,700 -25%
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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.