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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
AllianceBernstein
76
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.94M -$185K -1,700 -7%
TA
77
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.48M -$19.8K -182 -0.9%
HPCM
78
High Pointe Capital Management
Illinois
$2.38M -$267K -2,450 -11%
Barclays
79
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.33M +$171K +1,573 +9%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
80
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$2.26M -$417K -3,827 -17%
KeyBank National Association
81
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$2.22M +$1.41M +12,982 +245%
PPA
82
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.21M -$466K -4,273 -19%
NFA
83
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$2.15M -$13.8K -127 -0.7%
Swiss National Bank
84
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2M +$43.6K +400 +2%
BG
85
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$2M +$9.81K +90 +0.5%
Wellington Management Group
86
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.91M +$191K +1,756 +13%
GA
87
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$1.89M – – –
Tudor Investment Corp
88
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$1.77M -$7.06M -64,817 -82%
SIC
89
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$1.75M – – –
TPSF
90
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$1.71M -$10.2K -94 -0.7%
Acadian Asset Management
91
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.54M +$462K +4,242 +50%
WI
92
WBI Investments
New Jersey
$1.51M +$80.1K +735 +6%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
93
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$1.48M -$98.1K -900 -7%
VRS
94
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$1.43M +$54.5K +500 +4%
Susquehanna International Group
95
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.43M +$1.01M +9,243 +370%
MLICM
96
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$1.38M +$59.2K +543 +5%
AIG
97
American International Group
New York
$1.35M -$33.9K -311 -3%
ASRS
98
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$1.32M – – –
Two Sigma Advisers
99
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.25M +$643K +5,900 +134%
SO
100
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$1.25M -$54.5K -500 -5%
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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.