Leslie's
LESL
227 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.31B invested in Leslie's in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 103 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.
221% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $12.7M | Put options by funds: $3.96M
63% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 103 | Existing positions reduced: 63
26% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 42
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.83B → $4.31B (+$477M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 220 → 227 (+7)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0.12% less ownership
Funds ownership: 4.91% → 4.79% (-0.12%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$70.4M |
| 2 |
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$53M |
| 3 |
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Burlington,
Vermont
|
+$49.5M |
| 4 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$25.6M |
| 5 |
Primecap Management
Pasadena,
California
|
+$21.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CMC
Catterton Management Company
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$294M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$137M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$77.8M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$25.7M |
| 5 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$21.1M |
LESL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
227 of the 6,518 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Leslie's (LESL) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $4.31B — up 12% from $3.83B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new LESL positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 103 added to existing stakes and 63 trimmed.
The largest buyer was William Blair Investment Management, adding an estimated $70.4M. The largest seller was Catterton Management Company, cutting an estimated $294M.
- 227 institutional investors held Leslie's (LESL) as of Q4 2021, up from 220 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $4.31B of Leslie's stock for Q4 2021, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 53 funds opened new Leslie's positions in Q4 2021 and 42 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest Leslie's buyer in Q4 2021 was William Blair Investment Management, an estimated $70.4M added.
- The largest Leslie's seller in Q4 2021 was Catterton Management Company, an estimated $294M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.