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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
Two Sigma Investments
51
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$4.6M +$3.55M +32,575 +617%
Invesco
52
Invesco
Georgia
$4.59M -$228K -2,088 -5%
Bank of America
53
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.53M +$2.55M +23,398 +168%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
54
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$4.5M – – –
AQR Capital Management
55
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$4.49M +$191K +1,748 +5%
Axa
56
Axa
France
$4.39M +$1.25M +11,500 +47%
MPM
57
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
$4.21M -$15.4K -141 -0.4%
SGAM
58
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
$4.17M -$123K -1,130 -3%
California Public Employees Retirement System
59
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$4.06M -$1.28M -11,785 -25%
Millennium Management
60
Millennium Management
New York
$3.98M +$1.82M +16,703 +104%
SCM
61
Saba Capital Management
New York
$3.97M -$5.63M -51,653 -61%
RhumbLine Advisers
62
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$3.77M +$76K +697 +2%
PFC
63
Phocas Financial Corp
California
$3.72M -$137K -1,257 -4%
Comerica Bank
64
Comerica Bank
Texas
$3.7M +$1.63M +14,987 +97%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
65
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$3.58M +$21.8K +200 +0.7%
First Trust Advisors
66
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$3.37M +$139K +1,273 +5%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
67
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$3.34M +$34.4K +316 +1%
MAA
68
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$3.33M -$151K -1,382 -5%
QI
69
QS Investors
New York
$3.32M +$2.98M +27,340 New
BFA
70
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$3.24M -$33.8K -310 -1%
JP Morgan Chase
71
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$3.19M -$154K -1,416 -5%
BPIM
72
Brant Point Investment Management
New York
$3.11M +$2.79M +25,600 New
PNC Financial Services Group
73
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$3.1M +$127K +1,165 +5%
VOYA Investment Management
74
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$3.09M -$141K -1,298 -5%
PCM
75
Piermont Capital Management
Missouri
$2.98M -$33.8K -310 -1%
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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.