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Unifirst Corp
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189 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.55B invested in Unifirst Corp in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 10

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 178 → 189 (+11)

0.42% more ownership

Funds ownership: 97.11% → 97.52% (+0.42%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 67

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.58B → $1.55B (-$29.5M)

Holders
189
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+6.18%
% of All Funds
4.96%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
22
Increased
67
Reduced
67
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PIM
Perkins Investment Management
Illinois
+$18.6M
2
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$12.1M
3
ESCM
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
+$7.51M
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$6.06M
5
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$5.29M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BTW
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
-$11.5M
2
PMAM
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$7.93M
3
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$5.3M
4
WCA
Waratah Capital Advisors
Ontario, Canada
-$4.45M
5
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$4.21M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AIM
51
Atlantic Investment Management
New York
$4.32M +$4.43M +41,464 New
CC
52
Carlson Capital
Texas
$4.04M -$3.11M -29,150 -43%
PFC
53
Phocas Financial Corp
California
$4.03M +$108K +1,015 +3%
Two Sigma Investments
54
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$4.01M +$4.11M +38,449 New
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
55
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$3.97M -$21.4K -200 -0.5%
Wellington Management Group
56
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$3.81M +$1.46M +13,677 +60%
RS
57
Robeco Schweiz
Switzerland
$3.8M -$2.94M -27,502 -43%
TAM
58
Third Avenue Management
New York
$3.75M -$1.54M -14,434 -29%
Millennium Management
59
Millennium Management
New York
$3.58M -$3.34M -31,212 -48%
Morgan Stanley
60
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.17M -$3.56M -33,292 -52%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
61
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.87M +$42.7K +400 +1%
RhumbLine Advisers
62
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$2.85M +$31.9K +299 +1%
TA
63
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.81M +$617K +5,773 +27%
QI
64
QS Investors
New York
$2.8M +$214 +2 +0%
BFA
65
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$2.79M +$17.1K +160 +0.6%
California Public Employees Retirement System
66
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.48M – – –
VOYA Investment Management
67
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$2.43M – – –
AllianceBernstein
68
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.37M -$152K -1,426 -6%
Marshall Wace
69
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$2.31M +$398K +3,724 +20%
RP
70
Reinhart Partners
Wisconsin
$2.25M -$1.52M -14,234 -40%
PMAM
71
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.22M -$7.93M -74,203 -78%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
72
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$2.19M +$1.57M +14,660 +229%
PPA
73
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.1M +$56.8K +532 +3%
AP
74
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
$2.06M +$335K +3,137 +19%
Swiss National Bank
75
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.04M – – –
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UNF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

189 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Unifirst Corp (UNF) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.55B — down 1.9% from $1.58B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new UNF positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 67 added to existing stakes and 67 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Perkins Investment Management, adding an estimated $18.6M. The largest seller was Boston Trust Walden, cutting an estimated $11.5M.

  • 189 institutional investors held Unifirst Corp (UNF) as of Q4 2015, up from 178 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.55B of Unifirst Corp stock for Q4 2015, down 1.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Unifirst Corp positions in Q4 2015 and 10 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Unifirst Corp buyer in Q4 2015 was Perkins Investment Management, an estimated $18.6M added.
  • The largest Unifirst Corp seller in Q4 2015 was Boston Trust Walden, an estimated $11.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.