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Unifirst Corp
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184 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.77B invested in Unifirst Corp in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)

93% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 15

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.4B → $1.77B (+$379M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 174 → 184 (+10)

0.77% more ownership

Funds ownership: 95.23% → 96% (+0.77%)

41% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 79

Holders
184
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+5.75%
% of All Funds
4.91%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
29
Increased
47
Reduced
79
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$29.7M
2
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
+$10.3M
3
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$8.79M
4
GC
GW Capital
Washington
+$8.14M
5
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
+$6.56M

Top Sellers

1
TAM
Third Avenue Management
New York
-$27.6M
2
ESCM
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
-$7.65M
3
Tudor Investment Corp
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
-$7.06M
4
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$5.63M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$5.37M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Geode Capital Management
26
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$15.7M -$148K -1,360 -1%
TAM
27
Third Avenue Management
New York
$15.2M -$27.6M -252,835 -67%
Federated Hermes
28
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$14.3M -$160K -1,469 -1%
KCM
29
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$13.7M -$235K -2,160 -2%
William Blair & Company
30
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$12.4M +$240K +2,204 +2%
CRC
31
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$12M +$200K +1,835 +2%
Prudential Financial
32
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$11.9M -$65.4K -600 -0.6%
Principal Financial Group
33
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$11.8M -$11.2K -103 -0.1%
WRF
34
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$11.5M +$10.3M +94,900 New
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
35
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$10M – – –
PAM
36
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$9.3M -$2.04M -18,689 -20%
OCG
37
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
$8.32M -$1.19M -10,896 -14%
Deutsche Bank
38
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$8.24M +$950K +8,718 +15%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
39
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$7.93M +$3.77M +34,605 +113%
TCIM
40
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$7.62M -$444K -4,075 -6%
Morgan Stanley
41
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.42M -$3.09M -28,347 -32%
PC
42
Pier Capital
Connecticut
$6.81M +$6.11M +56,036 New
FQ
43
First Quadrant
California
$6.74M – – –
BIM
44
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$6.64M -$60.7K -557 -1%
Charles Schwab
45
Charles Schwab
California
$6.2M -$82.9K -761 -1%
Wells Fargo
46
Wells Fargo
California
$5.89M -$560K -5,138 -10%
OCM
47
Olstein Capital Management
New York
$5.83M -$1.85M -17,000 -26%
WC
48
Walthausen & Co
New York
$5.64M -$710K -6,515 -12%
SCM
49
Sandler Capital Management
New York
$5.34M +$4.8M +44,000 New
Arrowstreet Capital
50
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$5.12M +$4.59M +42,136 New
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UNF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

184 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Unifirst Corp (UNF) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.77B — up 27% from $1.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new UNF positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 79 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Victory Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $29.7M. The largest seller was Third Avenue Management, cutting an estimated $27.6M.

  • 184 institutional investors held Unifirst Corp (UNF) as of Q4 2014, up from 174 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.77B of Unifirst Corp stock for Q4 2014, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Unifirst Corp positions in Q4 2014 and 15 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Unifirst Corp buyer in Q4 2014 was Victory Capital Management, an estimated $29.7M added.
  • The largest Unifirst Corp seller in Q4 2014 was Third Avenue Management, an estimated $27.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.