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Unifirst Corp
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187 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.57B invested in Unifirst Corp in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

85% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 13

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 179 → 187 (+8)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.52B → $1.57B (+$49.5M)

0.42% more ownership

Funds ownership: 94.04% → 94.46% (+0.42%)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 70

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $330K

Holders
187
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+4.47%
% of All Funds
5.4%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
24
Increased
64
Reduced
70
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
$330K
Net Calls
-$330K
Net Calls Change
-$330K

Top Buyers

1
OCG
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
+$18.1M
2
BTW
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
+$17.4M
3
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
+$7.16M
4
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
+$5.87M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$5.72M

Top Sellers

1
First Eagle Investment Management
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
-$23.7M
2
TBC
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
-$14M
3
Credit Agricole
Credit Agricole
France
-$5.85M
4
HAI
Hennessy Advisors Inc
California
-$5.21M
5
TAM
Third Avenue Management
New York
-$4.63M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
New York State Common Retirement Fund
51
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$3.88M – – –
MPM
52
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
$3.86M +$3.82M +35,143 New
QBFM
53
QS Batterymarch Financial Management
New York
$3.86M +$3.82M +35,130 New
Wellington Management Group
54
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$3.82M +$76K +700 +2%
U
55
UBS
Switzerland
$3.75M +$3.07M +28,304 +485%
AQR Capital Management
56
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$3.4M -$445K -4,100 -12%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
57
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$3.38M -$673K -6,200 -17%
AllianceBernstein
58
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$3.21M +$496K +4,571 +19%
BFA
59
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$3.01M – – –
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
60
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$3.01M – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
61
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.93M +$21.7K +200 +0.8%
Two Sigma Investments
62
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$2.86M -$2.97M -27,332 -51%
BG
63
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$2.75M +$138K +1,271 +5%
PPA
64
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.56M -$148K -1,361 -6%
RhumbLine Advisers
65
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$2.47M -$723K -6,653 -23%
PCM
66
Piermont Capital Management
Missouri
$2.46M +$48.9K +450 +2%
VOYA Investment Management
67
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$2.44M +$477K +4,393 +25%
HPCM
68
High Pointe Capital Management
Illinois
$2.42M – – –
First Trust Advisors
69
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$2.41M -$3.91M -35,983 -62%
NFA
70
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$2.37M +$411K +3,782 +21%
Axa
71
Axa
France
$2.34M +$1.17M +10,760 +102%
TA
72
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.33M +$41.3K +380 +2%
WCA
73
Waratah Capital Advisors
Ontario, Canada
$2.29M +$418K +3,850 +23%
SCM
74
Saba Capital Management
New York
$2.28M +$2.26M +20,762 New
MAM
75
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.27M +$1.22M +11,255 +120%
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UNF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

187 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Unifirst Corp (UNF) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $1.57B — up 3.2% from $1.52B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new UNF positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Opus Capital Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $18.1M. The largest seller was First Eagle Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $23.7M sold.

  • 187 institutional investors held Unifirst Corp (UNF) as of Q1 2014, up from 179 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.57B of Unifirst Corp stock for Q1 2014, up 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Unifirst Corp positions in Q1 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Unifirst Corp buyer in Q1 2014 was Opus Capital Group, an estimated $18.1M added.
  • The largest Unifirst Corp seller in Q1 2014 was First Eagle Investment Management, an estimated $23.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.