Griffon
120 hedge funds and large institutions have $504M invested in Griffon in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
21% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 14
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $442M → $504M (+$62M)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 120 → 120 (0)
0.35% less ownership
Funds ownership: 72.18% → 71.83% (-0.35%)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 40
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.74M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.51M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.23M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$804K |
| 5 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
+$778K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NIMC
NWQ Investment Management Company
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$9.31M |
| 2 |
GI
GAMCO Investors
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$2.1M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.05M |
| 4 |
GJL
Gendell Jeffrey L
|
-$1.28M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$1.28M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GAM
126
Gotham Asset Management
New York
| – | -$243K | -21,342 | Closed |
|
127
ProShare Advisors
Bethesda,
Maryland
| – | -$191K | -16,793 | Closed |
|
|
IMS
128
Index Management Solutions
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$178K | -15,615 | Closed |
|
|
ARTA
129
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
| – | -$145K | -12,744 | Closed |
|
130
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$108K | -12,048 | Closed |
|
|
VKH
131
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$134K | -11,757 | Closed |
|
132
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| – | -$26.8K | -2,351 | Closed |
|
|
LTFS
133
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$7K | -600 | Closed |
|
|
FHA
134
First Horizon Advisors
Memphis,
Tennessee
| – | -$3K | -239 | Closed |
|
GFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
120 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Griffon (GFF) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $504M — up 14% from $442M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new GFF positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $2.74M. The largest seller was NWQ Investment Management Company, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.31M sold.
- 120 institutional investors held Griffon (GFF) as of Q4 2014, unchanged from Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $504M of Griffon stock for Q4 2014, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new Griffon positions in Q4 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Griffon buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $2.74M added.
- The largest Griffon seller in Q4 2014 was NWQ Investment Management Company, an estimated $9.31M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.