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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
GMIM
126
General Motors Investment Management
New York
$608K – – –
AAM
127
Aureus Asset Management
Massachusetts
$601K +$539K +4,946 New
GCP
128
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$566K +$508K +4,661 New
MC
129
Martin & Co
Tennessee
$543K +$10.9K +100 +2%
VIA
130
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$517K +$464K +4,256 New
HFS
131
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$515K -$8.83K -81 -2%
TI
132
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$510K +$458K +4,200 New
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
133
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$491K – – –
D.E. Shaw & Co
134
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$488K -$641K -5,885 -59%
AW
135
Alpha Windward
Massachusetts
$488K -$52.3K -480 -11%
AG
136
Algert Global
California
$479K – – –
AI
137
Analytic Investors
California
$478K +$429K +3,933 New
MERSOM
138
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$474K – – –
RFC
139
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$472K -$66.5K -610 -14%
T. Rowe Price Associates
140
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$449K – – –
AMI
141
Amica Mutual Insurance
Rhode Island
$429K – – –
PI
142
PineBridge Investments
New York
$428K +$15.8K +145 +4%
ProShare Advisors
143
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$426K -$293K -2,684 -43%
FA
144
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$421K -$1.09K -10 -0.3%
M&T Bank
145
M&T Bank
New York
$403K -$22.2K -204 -6%
LA
146
Lucus Advisors
New York
$402K +$360K +3,306 New
SG Americas Securities
147
SG Americas Securities
New York
$400K -$46K -422 -11%
AAM
148
Azzad Asset Management
Virginia
$358K +$322K +2,951 New
CSS
149
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$328K +$294K +2,697 New
DCM
150
Dean Capital Management
Kansas
$291K +$219K +2,010 +529%
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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.