Griffon
128 hedge funds and large institutions have $659M invested in Griffon in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
81% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $421K | Put options by funds: $232K
38% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 13
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 39
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 123 → 128 (+5)
0.4% more ownership
Funds ownership: 68.02% → 68.42% (+0.4%)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $714M → $659M (-$54.9M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.88M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$2.59M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$2.55M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.52M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$1.58M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$3.25M |
| 2 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.1M |
| 3 |
GI
GAMCO Investors
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$2.1M |
| 4 |
Axa
Paris,
France
|
-$1.64M |
| 5 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$1.53M |
GFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
128 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Griffon (GFF) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $659M — down 7.7% from $714M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new GFF positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Putnam Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.88M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $3.25M.
- 128 institutional investors held Griffon (GFF) as of Q4 2017, up from 123 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $659M of Griffon stock for Q4 2017, down 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new Griffon positions in Q4 2017 and 13 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Griffon buyer in Q4 2017 was Putnam Investments, an estimated $2.88M added.
- The largest Griffon seller in Q4 2017 was Millennium Management, an estimated $3.25M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.