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141 hedge funds and large institutions have $321M invested in Griffon in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

89% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $936K | Put options by funds: $495K

68% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 34

0.64% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.95%66.31% (-0.64%)

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 24

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 143141 (-2)

35% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $493M → $321M (-$173M)

Holders
141
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.4%
% of All Funds
3.14%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
22
Increased
57
Reduced
34
Closed
24
Calls
$936K
Puts
$495K
Net Calls
+$441K
Net Calls Change
+$1.51M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
76
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$226K -$20.2K -1,591 -7%
UBS Group
77
UBS Group
Switzerland
$210K +$56.1K +4,415 +28%
EVM
78
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$205K
UBS AM
79
UBS AM
Illinois
$204K +$72.5K +5,705 +41%
CS
80
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$192K +$58.7K +4,620 +34%
QSS
81
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
$192K +$97.1K +7,641 +72%
ECM
82
Element Capital Management
New York
$190K +$232K +18,229 New
JG
83
Jefferies Group
New York
$187K +$227K +17,909 New
Squarepoint
84
Squarepoint
New York
$171K -$110K -8,651 -35%
HSBC Holdings
85
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$159K +$193K +15,223 New
Nisa Investment Advisors
86
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$155K -$16.5K -1,300 -8%
MIM
87
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$151K
GC
88
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$150K +$183K +14,377 New
WA
89
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$143K
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
90
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$141K -$38.1K -3,001 -18%
OPERF
91
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$134K +$163K +12,854 New
LSERS
92
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$133K -$28K -2,201 -15%
PTC
93
Petrus Trust Company
Texas
$131K +$160K +12,577 New
JP Morgan Chase
94
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$129K +$15.3K +1,206 +11%
WAM
95
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$125K +$153K +12,006 New
COPPSERS
96
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$121K +$147K +11,590 New
SOADOR
97
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$117K +$1.27K +100 +0.9%
MLICM
98
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$114K +$13.7K +1,076 +11%
GCP
99
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$112K -$1.31M -102,828 -91%
AQR Capital Management
100
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$111K +$134K +10,575 New

GFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

141 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Griffon (GFF) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $321M — down 35% from $493M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of GFF and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 34 trimmed existing stakes and 57 added.

The largest buyer was Marshall Wace, adding an estimated $3.73M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $9.28M.

  • 141 institutional investors held Griffon (GFF) as of Q4 2018, down from 143 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $321M of Griffon stock for Q4 2018, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Griffon positions in Q4 2018 and 24 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Griffon buyer in Q4 2018 was Marshall Wace, an estimated $3.73M added.
  • The largest Griffon seller in Q4 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $9.28M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.