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Unifirst Corp
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213 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.13B invested in Unifirst Corp in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 65

0.73% less ownership

Funds ownership: 97.37% → 96.64% (-0.73%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 219 → 213 (-6)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 36

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.59B → $2.13B (-$457M)

Holders
213
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-2.74%
% of All Funds
4.75%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
31
Increased
81
Reduced
65
Closed
36
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
+$13.5M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$9.61M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$9.46M
4
ESCM
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
+$9.3M
5
TGHSA
TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors
Texas
+$6.94M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
William Blair Investment Management
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
-$18.1M
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$12.8M
3
Man Group
Man Group
United Kingdom
-$11.5M
4
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
-$8.48M
5
HWCM
Hudson Way Capital Management
Texas
-$7.38M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Assenagon Asset Management
76
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$2.69M -$5.47M -36,538 -66%
CM
77
Crestline Management
Texas
$2.65M +$2.77M +18,533 New
BFA
78
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$2.51M -$6.73K -45 -0.3%
RBA
79
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$2.45M – – –
UBS AM
80
UBS AM
Illinois
$2.42M -$33.7K -225 -1%
Bessemer Group
81
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$2.38M +$782K +5,226 +46%
Two Sigma Investments
82
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$2.14M -$941K -6,289 -30%
MC
83
Martin & Co
Tennessee
$2.07M -$7.48K -50 -0.3%
Comerica Bank
84
Comerica Bank
Texas
$2.06M +$14.8K +99 +0.7%
TRSOTSOK
85
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$1.94M – – –
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
86
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$1.93M +$419K +2,800 +26%
SIC
87
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$1.76M -$8.83K -59 -0.5%
PAM
88
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.72M -$2.35M -15,723 -57%
AIG
89
American International Group
New York
$1.7M -$21.1K -141 -1%
Citigroup
90
Citigroup
New York
$1.66M -$58.5K -391 -3%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
91
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$1.61M +$81.8K +547 +5%
HSBC Holdings
92
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.6M +$215K +1,435 +15%
PI
93
PineBridge Investments
New York
$1.58M +$18.4K +123 +1%
JMPWA
94
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$1.58M +$1.66M +11,062 New
Millennium Management
95
Millennium Management
New York
$1.58M -$2.05M -13,721 -55%
DCM
96
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$1.58M – – –
EGM
97
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$1.55M +$792K +5,293 +96%
KeyBank National Association
98
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$1.47M -$22.4K -150 -1%
TPSF
99
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$1.45M +$58.6K +392 +4%
SEI Investments
100
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.42M +$1.32M +8,832 +967%
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UNF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

213 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Unifirst Corp (UNF) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.13B — down 18% from $2.59B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of UNF and 31 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 65 trimmed existing stakes and 81 added.

The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Group, adding an estimated $13.5M. The largest seller was William Blair Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $18.1M sold.

  • 213 institutional investors held Unifirst Corp (UNF) as of Q4 2018, down from 219 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.13B of Unifirst Corp stock for Q4 2018, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new Unifirst Corp positions in Q4 2018 and 36 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Unifirst Corp buyer in Q4 2018 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $13.5M added.
  • The largest Unifirst Corp seller in Q4 2018 was William Blair Investment Management, an estimated $18.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.