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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
HI
151
HBK Investments
Texas
$279K -$347K -3,188 -58%
Legal & General Group
152
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$259K -$5.67K -52 -2%
APFBOT
153
Amica Pension Fund Board of Trustees
Rhode Island
$258K – – –
MSA
154
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$244K +$6.65K +61 +3%
ACM
155
Azimuth Capital Management
Michigan
$243K -$54.5K -500 -20%
CT
156
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$240K +$216K +1,980 New
HNB
157
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$227K +$203K +1,864 New
PA
158
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$227K +$204K +1,870 New
QT
159
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$225K +$71.3K +654 +55%
SCA
160
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
$223K +$200K +1,837 New
SCM
161
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$218K -$193K -1,774 -50%
AG
162
Aperio Group
California
$201K +$180K +1,651 New
Canada Life
163
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$189K – – –
JFGIW
164
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$188K – – –
FMT
165
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$158K -$5.45K -50 -4%
CAW
166
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$121K +$109K +997 New
MCM
167
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$118K -$89.9K -825 -46%
GT
168
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$111K – – –
PMAM
169
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$73K – – –
IPC
170
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$71K -$278K -2,550 -81%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
171
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$55K -$10.1K -93 -17%
BlackRock
172
BlackRock
New York
$54K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
173
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$42K +$27.8K +255 +290%
ARMT
174
Amica Retiree Medical Trust
Rhode Island
$41K – – –
FBT
175
Founders Bank & Trust
Michigan
$32K – – –
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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.