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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
HCC
176
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$30K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
177
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$24K – – –
BC
178
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$7K +$6.54K +60 New
FNBT
179
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$6K +$5.67K +52 New
GAM
180
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$5K – – –
RNS
181
Robert N. Shapiro
$4K +$4.03K +37 New
US Bancorp
182
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3K +$2.29K +21 New
EWM
183
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$2K +$1.64K +15 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
184
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.13K -$36.1K -331 -3%
EML
185
Eos Management LP
New York
– -$1.99M -20,600 Closed
ZCM
186
Zebra Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$1.73M -17,909 Closed
DC
187
Deere & Company
Illinois
– -$1.41M -14,565 Closed
CRM
188
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
– -$898K -9,293 Closed
NBC
189
Neuberger Berman Canada
Ontario, Canada
– -$647K -6,700 Closed
BMCMI
190
Bryn Mawr Capital Management Inc
Pennsylvania
– -$554K -5,733 Closed
CIC
191
Cornercap Investment Counsel
Georgia
– -$442K -4,575 Closed
TRCT
192
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$291K -3,008 Closed
PP
193
PDT Partners
New York
– -$276K -2,860 Closed
IMS
194
Index Management Solutions
Pennsylvania
– -$257K -2,660 Closed
PG
195
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
– -$248K -2,565 Closed
VKH
196
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$200K -2,075 Closed
CAM
197
ClariVest Asset Management
California
– -$106K -1,101 Closed
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
198
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
– -$83.6K -866 Closed
Creative Planning
199
Creative Planning
Kansas
– -$3K -26 Closed
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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.