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Unifirst Corp
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182 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.03B invested in Unifirst Corp in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.79B → $2.03B (+$237M)

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 66

0.93% less ownership

Funds ownership: 101.33% → 100.4% (-0.93%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 199 → 182 (-17)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

53% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 32

Holders
182
Holders Change
-17
Holders Change %
-8.54%
% of All Funds
4.86%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
15
Increased
73
Reduced
66
Closed
32
Calls
$5K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$5K
Net Calls Change
+$5K

Top Buyers

1
TGHSA
TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors
Texas
+$71.2M
2
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
+$27.3M
3
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$18M
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$11M
5
ESCM
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
+$8.87M

Top Sellers

1
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$50.1M
2
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$48.9M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$9.11M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$8.77M
5
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$8.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MF
201
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
– -$265K -2,287 Closed
QC
202
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
– -$255K -2,200 Closed
CSS
203
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
– -$240K -2,073 Closed
QT
204
Quantbot Technologies
New York
– -$234K -2,027 Closed
NIT
205
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
– -$231K -2,000 Closed
FIM
206
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
– -$231K -1,992 Closed
Axa
207
Axa
France
– -$127K -1,100 Closed
FMT
208
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
– -$110K -950 Closed
TRCT
209
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$74K -637 Closed
AG
210
Advisor Group
Arizona
– -$19K -176 Closed
CG
211
Cutler Group
California
– -$12.3K -100 Closed
IR
212
Invictus RG
Bermuda
– -$4K -31 Closed
VCM
213
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
– -$3K -23 Closed
WTB
214
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
– -$2K -14 Closed
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UNF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

182 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Unifirst Corp (UNF) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $2.03B — up 13% from $1.79B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of UNF and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 66 trimmed existing stakes and 73 added.

The largest buyer was TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $71.2M. The largest seller was Royce & Associates, cutting an estimated $50.1M.

  • 182 institutional investors held Unifirst Corp (UNF) as of Q3 2016, down from 199 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.03B of Unifirst Corp stock for Q3 2016, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Unifirst Corp positions in Q3 2016 and 32 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
  • The largest Unifirst Corp buyer in Q3 2016 was TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors, an estimated $71.2M added.
  • The largest Unifirst Corp seller in Q3 2016 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $50.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.