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Unifirst Corp
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226 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.3B invested in Unifirst Corp in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 99 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 99 | Existing positions reduced: 55

58% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 24

45% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $599K | Put options by funds: $414K

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.13B → $2.3B (+$164M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 213 → 226 (+13)

0.24% more ownership

Funds ownership: 96.64% → 96.89% (+0.24%)

Holders
226
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+6.1%
% of All Funds
4.89%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
38
Increased
99
Reduced
55
Closed
24
Calls
$599K
Puts
$414K
Net Calls
+$185K
Net Calls Change
+$185K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TGHSA
TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors
Texas
+$46.5M
2
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
+$40.6M
3
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
+$19.4M
4
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
+$15.4M
5
CC
Carlson Capital
Texas
+$15M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$120M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$46.7M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$32.5M
4
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
-$19.8M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$10.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SSA
151
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$384K +$351K +2,500 New
ECM
152
Everence Capital Management
Indiana
$382K +$132K +940 +61%
XK
153
Xact Kapitalforvaltning
Sweden
$381K – – –
CGH
154
Crossmark Global Holdings
Texas
$374K +$21.1K +150 +7%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
155
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$362K – – –
USAA
156
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$360K – – –
Rockefeller Capital Management
157
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$358K – – –
VRS
158
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$353K – – –
DP
159
DSAM Partners
United Kingdom
$348K +$318K +2,266 New
AB
160
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$347K +$8.85K +63 +3%
Los Angeles Capital Management
161
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$342K – – –
GH
162
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$339K +$52K +370 +20%
BC
163
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$336K +$308K +2,190 New
EP
164
Elkfork Partners
Oregon
$334K – – –
AAM
165
Aureus Asset Management
Massachusetts
$333K – – –
EVM
166
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$330K +$281 +2 +0.1%
Royal Bank of Canada
167
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$330K +$157K +1,117 +108%
ProShare Advisors
168
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$323K +$8.71K +62 +3%
PM
169
Parametrica Management
Hong Kong
$322K +$65.3K +465 +28%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
170
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$319K +$292K +2,075 New
VF
171
Virtu Financial
New York
$319K +$292K +2,081 New
PAM
172
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$308K -$1.41M -10,038 -83%
TA
173
Tiedemann Advisors
New York
$284K +$3.79K +27 +1%
RCM
174
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$282K – – –
IAM
175
Integre Asset Management
New York
$275K +$6.75K +48 +3%
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UNF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

226 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Unifirst Corp (UNF) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $2.3B — up 7.7% from $2.13B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new UNF positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 99 added to existing stakes and 55 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors, adding an estimated $46.5M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $120M sold.

  • 226 institutional investors held Unifirst Corp (UNF) as of Q1 2019, up from 213 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.3B of Unifirst Corp stock for Q1 2019, up 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new Unifirst Corp positions in Q1 2019 and 24 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Unifirst Corp buyer in Q1 2019 was TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors, an estimated $46.5M added.
  • The largest Unifirst Corp seller in Q1 2019 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $120M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.