Unifirst Corp
226 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.3B invested in Unifirst Corp in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 99 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
80% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 99 | Existing positions reduced: 55
58% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 24
45% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $599K | Put options by funds: $414K
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.13B → $2.3B (+$164M)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 213 → 226 (+13)
0.24% more ownership
Funds ownership: 96.64% → 96.89% (+0.24%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TGHSA
TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors
Fort Worth,
Texas
|
+$46.5M |
| 2 |
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$40.6M |
| 3 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$19.4M |
| 4 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
+$15.4M |
| 5 |
CC
Carlson Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$15M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$120M |
| 2 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$46.7M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$32.5M |
| 4 |
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
|
-$19.8M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$10.8M |
UNF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
226 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Unifirst Corp (UNF) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $2.3B — up 7.7% from $2.13B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new UNF positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 99 added to existing stakes and 55 trimmed.
The largest buyer was TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors, adding an estimated $46.5M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $120M sold.
- 226 institutional investors held Unifirst Corp (UNF) as of Q1 2019, up from 213 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $2.3B of Unifirst Corp stock for Q1 2019, up 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 38 funds opened new Unifirst Corp positions in Q1 2019 and 24 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Unifirst Corp buyer in Q1 2019 was TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors, an estimated $46.5M added.
- The largest Unifirst Corp seller in Q1 2019 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $120M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.