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Unifirst Corp
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155 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.49B invested in Unifirst Corp in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.32B → $1.49B (+$177M)

0.77% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.49% → 94.72% (-0.77%)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 58

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 165 → 155 (-10)

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 20

Holders
155
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-6.06%
% of All Funds
5.03%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
12
Increased
55
Reduced
58
Closed
20
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$39M
2
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
+$10.9M
3
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$7.57M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$3.39M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.03M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$17.2M
2
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
-$15.4M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$6.63M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$4.8M
5
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$4.54M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Invesco
51
Invesco
Georgia
$3.85M +$111K +1,123 +3%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
52
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$3.82M +$810K +8,200 +29%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
53
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$3.69M – – –
MFIMFI
54
Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income
Illinois
$3.68M -$34.1K -345 -1%
AQR Capital Management
55
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$3.46M +$548K +5,543 +20%
D.E. Shaw & Co
56
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$3.18M +$213K +2,156 +8%
RhumbLine Advisers
57
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$3.12M -$92.5K -936 -3%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
58
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$2.88M -$751K -7,606 -22%
BFA
59
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$2.86M +$39K +395 +1%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
60
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.75M +$83.6K +846 +3%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
61
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$2.74M – – –
AllianceBernstein
62
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.62M -$278K -2,818 -10%
PPA
63
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.6M +$64.4K +652 +3%
CRM
64
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
$2.58M – – –
Barclays
65
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.56M -$391K -3,959 -14%
Bank of America
66
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.55M -$896K -9,066 -27%
California Public Employees Retirement System
67
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.44M +$425K +4,300 +23%
TC
68
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$2.42M -$89K -901 -4%
Citigroup
69
Citigroup
New York
$2.41M +$1.47M +14,853 +181%
GA
70
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$2.39M – – –
NFA
71
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$2.35M +$556K +5,624 +33%
BG
72
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$2.28M +$341K +3,451 +19%
TA
73
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.1M +$79.1K +801 +4%
CCMG
74
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$2.04M -$735K -7,445 -28%
Millennium Management
75
Millennium Management
New York
$1.99M +$928K +9,394 +98%
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UNF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

155 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Unifirst Corp (UNF) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $1.49B — up 13% from $1.32B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of UNF and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 58 trimmed existing stakes and 55 added.

The largest buyer was Royce & Associates, adding an estimated $39M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $17.2M.

  • 155 institutional investors held Unifirst Corp (UNF) as of Q3 2013, down from 165 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.49B of Unifirst Corp stock for Q3 2013, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Unifirst Corp positions in Q3 2013 and 20 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Unifirst Corp buyer in Q3 2013 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $39M added.
  • The largest Unifirst Corp seller in Q3 2013 was Northern Trust, an estimated $17.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.