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121 hedge funds and large institutions have $559M invested in Griffon in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

250% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 6

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 106 → 121 (+15)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $603M → $559M (-$44.2M)

9.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 80.46% → 71.22% (-9.2%)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 44

Holders
121
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+14.15%
% of All Funds
3.51%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
21
Increased
32
Reduced
44
Closed
6
Calls
$12K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$12K
Net Calls Change
+$17K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$1.2M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$1.16M
3
BIM
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$1.15M
4
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$871K
5
GI
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
+$827K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$56.7M
2
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
-$11.1M
3
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
-$8.74M
4
NIMC
NWQ Investment Management Company
California
-$6.26M
5
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
-$916K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GI
1
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$87M +$827K +64,804 +1%
Goldman Sachs
2
Goldman Sachs
New York
$76.7M -$56.7M -4,444,444 -43%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$61.4M +$594K +46,531 +1%
NIMC
4
NWQ Investment Management Company
California
$43M -$6.26M -490,980 -13%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$39.2M +$668K +52,336 +2%
BFA
6
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$32.1M +$428K +33,527 +1%
Pzena Investment Management
7
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$25.9M +$151K +11,800 +0.6%
GF
8
Gabelli Funds
New York
$19.1M +$51K +4,000 +0.3%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$18.6M +$524K +41,047 +3%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$17.8M -$364K -28,528 -2%
State Street
11
State Street
Massachusetts
$12.4M -$48.5K -3,798 -0.4%
RA
12
Royce & Associates
New York
$12.1M +$60K +4,704 +0.5%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$6.17M +$295K +23,159 +5%
Norges Bank
14
Norges Bank
Norway
$5.74M – – –
Wellington Management Group
15
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$5.62M +$84.2K +6,600 +2%
TA
16
Teton Advisors
New York
$4.11M – – –
MAA
17
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$3.87M -$916K -71,789 -20%
D.E. Shaw & Co
18
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$3.63M -$362K -28,358 -9%
Principal Financial Group
19
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$3.56M +$170K +13,357 +5%
TCIM
20
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$3.02M -$38.7K -3,030 -1%
GC
21
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.9M +$871K +68,266 +45%
BCM
22
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$2.9M – – –
Geode Capital Management
23
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.88M +$320K +25,095 +13%
Boston Partners
24
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$2.6M -$8.74M -685,155 -78%
Franklin Resources
25
Franklin Resources
California
$2.46M +$287K +22,500 +14%
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GFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

121 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Griffon (GFF) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $559M — down 7.3% from $603M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new GFF positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Two Sigma Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.2M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $56.7M.

  • 121 institutional investors held Griffon (GFF) as of Q4 2013, up from 106 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $559M of Griffon stock for Q4 2013, down 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Griffon positions in Q4 2013 and 6 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Griffon buyer in Q4 2013 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $1.2M added.
  • The largest Griffon seller in Q4 2013 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $56.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.