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224 hedge funds and large institutions have $615M invested in Leslie's in 2024 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

224% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $686K | Put options by funds: $212K

2% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 52

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 225 → 224 (-1)

0.6% less ownership

Funds ownership: 5.86% → 5.26% (-0.6%)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 75

32% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $908M → $615M (-$293M)

Holders
224
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.44%
% of All Funds
3.22%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
53
Increased
65
Reduced
75
Closed
52
Calls
$686K
Puts
$212K
Net Calls
+$474K
Net Calls Change
+$267K

Top Buyers

1
AI
Ariel Investments
Illinois
+$30.7M
2
PMG
Private Management Group
California
+$9.41M
3
ER
EVR Research
Virginia
+$7.74M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$7.55M
5
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$6.31M

Top Sellers

1
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
-$49.1M
2
DC
Davenport & Co
Virginia
-$21.9M
3
T. Rowe Price Investment Management
T. Rowe Price Investment Management
Maryland
-$21.4M
4
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
-$19.8M
5
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
-$16.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VA
251
Vident Advisory
Georgia
– -$171K -2,035 Closed
DT
252
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
– -$146K -1,738 Closed
BIM
253
Bridges Investment Management
Nebraska
– -$140K -1,665 Closed
Mariner
254
Mariner
Kansas
– -$128K -1,529 Closed
EGM
255
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
– -$115K -1,373 Closed
CAS
256
CTC Alternative Strategies
Illinois
– -$105K -1,253 Closed
QCM
257
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
– -$101K -1,210 Closed
ECM
258
Everence Capital Management
Indiana
– -$91 -1,163 Closed
OAC
259
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
– -$95.1K -1,135 Closed
VCG
260
Vantage Consulting Group
Virginia
– -$93K -1,110 Closed
SC
261
Savant Capital
Illinois
– -$61.6K -735 Closed
PFGIA
262
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
– -$54.8K -654 Closed
BC
263
Bridgefront Capital
Texas
– -$53.2K -634 Closed
XS
264
XR Securities
Illinois
– -$52.6K -628 Closed
GIP
265
Granite Investment Partners
California
– -$49.6K -592 Closed
CAM
266
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
– -$43.9K -523 Closed
NC
267
nVerses Capital
Florida
– -$26K -310 Closed
KBC Group
268
KBC Group
Belgium
– -$23K -278 Closed
FHA
269
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
– -$12.2K -146 Closed
HT
270
Headlands Technologies
Illinois
– -$7.87K -94 Closed
OWA
271
Opal Wealth Advisors
New York
– -$5.95K -71 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
272
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$1.84K -22 Closed
SAM
273
Smartleaf Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$1.13K -13 Closed
FFA
274
Farther Finance Advisors
California
– -$849 -11 Closed
PFBT
275
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
– -$202 -2 Closed
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LESL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2024 in Review

224 of the 6,964 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Leslie's (LESL) for Q3 2024, worth a combined $615M — down 32% from $908M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new LESL positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 65 added to existing stakes and 75 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ariel Investments, adding an estimated $30.7M. The largest seller was Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, cutting an estimated $49.1M.

  • 224 institutional investors held Leslie's (LESL) as of Q3 2024, down from 225 in Q2 2024.
  • Funds reported $615M of Leslie's stock for Q3 2024, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new Leslie's positions in Q3 2024 and 52 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Leslie's buyer in Q3 2024 was Ariel Investments, an estimated $30.7M added.
  • The largest Leslie's seller in Q3 2024 was Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, an estimated $49.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2024.