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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
RP
101
Reinhart Partners
Wisconsin
$1.42M -$185K -1,235 -11%
Susquehanna International Group
102
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.41M +$1.48M +9,886 New
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
103
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$1.41M – – –
SRAM
104
Stone Ridge Asset Management
New York
$1.33M +$219K +1,465 +19%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
105
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$1.31M -$1.77M -11,802 -56%
Squarepoint
106
Squarepoint
New York
$1.29M +$1.35M +9,010 New
CS
107
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.26M -$245K -1,639 -16%
BC
108
Burney Company
Virginia
$1.23M +$4.19K +28 +0.3%
American Century Companies
109
American Century Companies
Missouri
$1.23M +$1.28M +8,560 New
VIA
110
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$1.18M -$172K -1,150 -12%
Nisa Investment Advisors
111
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$1.16M – – –
SO
112
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$1.09M – – –
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
113
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$1.06M +$110K +734 +11%
Arrowstreet Capital
114
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$1.06M -$120K -800 -10%
OTPPB
115
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
$951K +$995K +6,649 New
MIM
116
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$908K -$92.5K -618 -9%
CIC
117
Cornercap Investment Counsel
Georgia
$894K +$935K +6,250 New
VOYA Investment Management
118
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$891K +$28.4K +190 +3%
O
119
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$872K -$32.3K -216 -3%
SG Americas Securities
120
SG Americas Securities
New York
$857K -$2.87M -19,171 -76%
OPERF
121
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$840K +$878K +5,869 New
LSERS
122
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$829K -$150K -1,004 -15%
Envestnet Asset Management
123
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$819K +$856K +5,722 New
Two Sigma Advisers
124
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$773K -$112K -751 -12%
COPPSERS
125
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$757K +$241K +1,609 +44%
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5
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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.