Unifirst Corp
179 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.52B invested in Unifirst Corp in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
433% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 6
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 155 → 179 (+24)
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 60
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.49B → $1.52B (+$29.7M)
0.67% less ownership
Funds ownership: 94.72% → 94.04% (-0.67%)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BTW
Boston Trust Walden
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$18M |
| 2 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$10.9M |
| 3 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$10.3M |
| 4 |
ACM
Atlanta Capital Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$9.45M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$6.41M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
-$53.9M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$31.2M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$6.87M |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Asset Management
Paris,
France
|
-$4.67M |
| 5 |
WCA
Waratah Capital Advisors
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$4.07M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
176
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| $5K | – | – | – |
|
|
SCM
177
Siphron Capital Management
Beverly Hills,
California
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
178
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| $2K | -$88.5K | -869 | -98% |
|
179
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| $1.19K | +$11.8K | +116 | +1% |
|
|
180
BNP Paribas Asset Management
Paris,
France
| – | -$4.67M | -44,726 | Closed |
|
|
TC
181
TFS Capital
West Chester,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$2.42M | -23,174 | Closed |
|
182
ProShare Advisors
Bethesda,
Maryland
| – | -$1M | -9,599 | Closed |
|
|
WMSA
183
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
| – | -$440K | -4,210 | Closed |
|
|
PCP
184
Perimeter Capital Partners
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$415K | -3,978 | Closed |
|
185
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$226K | -2,165 | Closed |
|
UNF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
179 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Unifirst Corp (UNF) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $1.52B — up 2% from $1.49B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new UNF positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 60 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Boston Trust Walden, opening a new position worth an estimated $18M. The largest seller was First Eagle Investment Management, cutting an estimated $53.9M.
- 179 institutional investors held Unifirst Corp (UNF) as of Q4 2013, up from 155 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $1.52B of Unifirst Corp stock for Q4 2013, up 2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 32 funds opened new Unifirst Corp positions in Q4 2013 and 6 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
- The largest Unifirst Corp buyer in Q4 2013 was Boston Trust Walden, an estimated $18M added.
- The largest Unifirst Corp seller in Q4 2013 was First Eagle Investment Management, an estimated $53.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.