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Unifirst Corp
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219 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.59B invested in Unifirst Corp in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 75 increasing their positions, 69 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

30% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 23

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 213 → 219 (+6)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 69

0.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 97.09% → 97.37% (+0.28%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.63B → $2.59B (-$36.5M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $208K

Holders
219
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+2.82%
% of All Funds
5.01%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
30
Increased
75
Reduced
69
Closed
23
Calls
–
Puts
$208K
Net Calls
-$208K
Net Calls Change
+$535K

Top Buyers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$32.9M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$14.8M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$10.9M
4
Man Group
Man Group
United Kingdom
+$10.9M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$10.7M

Top Sellers

1
TGHSA
TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors
Texas
-$45M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$18.3M
3
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$17.9M
4
MFIMFI
Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income
Illinois
-$11.4M
5
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
-$10.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Principal Financial Group
26
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$22.1M +$806K +4,382 +4%
Charles Schwab
27
Charles Schwab
California
$21.7M +$1.08M +5,878 +5%
Man Group
28
Man Group
United Kingdom
$19.5M +$10.9M +59,082 +111%
Wells Fargo
29
Wells Fargo
California
$18.4M +$658K +3,578 +3%
William Blair Investment Management
30
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$18.1M +$2.36M +12,837 +14%
Morgan Stanley
31
Morgan Stanley
New York
$18M +$10.9M +59,302 +133%
Invesco
32
Invesco
Georgia
$15.6M +$765K +4,158 +5%
Goldman Sachs
33
Goldman Sachs
New York
$14.3M -$225K -1,223 -1%
TCIM
34
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$13.9M +$2.18M +11,851 +17%
GC
35
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$13.9M -$1.25M -6,788 -8%
Federated Hermes
36
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$13.2M +$5.33M +28,971 +62%
William Blair & Company
37
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$12.7M -$49.1K -267 -0.4%
WCM Investment Management
38
WCM Investment Management
California
$12.4M +$2.72M +14,783 +26%
UBS Group
39
UBS Group
Switzerland
$11.5M +$161K +875 +1%
KCM
40
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$11M -$235K -1,279 -2%
Bank of America
41
Bank of America
North Carolina
$10.6M -$1.8M -9,799 -14%
Prudential Financial
42
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$10.2M +$3.16M +17,163 +41%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
43
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$10.1M -$837K -4,550 -7%
Assenagon Asset Management
44
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$9.61M +$10.2M +55,349 New
AQR Capital Management
45
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$9.44M +$7.08M +38,462 +242%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
46
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$8.99M -$1.16M -6,320 -11%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
47
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$8.87M -$725K -3,940 -7%
PNC Financial Services Group
48
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$8.72M -$49.7K -270 -0.5%
ESCM
49
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
$7.99M +$8.46M +45,984 New
HWCM
50
Hudson Way Capital Management
Texas
$7.38M -$1.34M -7,302 -15%
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UNF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

219 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Unifirst Corp (UNF) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $2.59B — down 1.4% from $2.63B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new UNF positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 75 added to existing stakes and 69 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $32.9M. The largest seller was TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors, cutting an estimated $45M.

  • 219 institutional investors held Unifirst Corp (UNF) as of Q3 2018, up from 213 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.59B of Unifirst Corp stock for Q3 2018, down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new Unifirst Corp positions in Q3 2018 and 23 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Unifirst Corp buyer in Q3 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $32.9M added.
  • The largest Unifirst Corp seller in Q3 2018 was TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors, an estimated $45M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.