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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
RA
1
Royce & Associates
New York
$277M -$406K -3,726 -0.2%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$122M +$1.23M +11,269 +1%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$102M +$8.79M +80,683 +11%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$80.3M +$1.42M +12,991 +2%
Neuberger Berman Group
5
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$69.8M -$3.92M -35,980 -6%
Allianz Asset Management
6
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$64.3M -$1.47M -13,500 -2%
RRAM
7
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
$57.2M +$6.56M +60,236 +15%
BTW
8
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$56.3M -$2.35M -21,597 -4%
Ameriprise
9
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$54.9M -$2.88M -26,442 -6%
NSCM
10
New South Capital Management
Tennessee
$48M +$867K +7,957 +2%
GC
11
GW Capital
Washington
$47.2M +$8.14M +74,696 +24%
BIT
12
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$46.2M +$1.25M +11,460 +3%
FMI
13
Fiduciary Management Inc
Wisconsin
$41M -$754K -6,915 -2%
Fidelity Investments
14
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$35.6M – – –
State Street
15
State Street
Massachusetts
$34.6M +$335K +3,077 +1%
Victory Capital Management
16
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$33.1M +$29.7M +272,175 New
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$28M -$975K -8,943 -4%
PIM
18
Perkins Investment Management
Illinois
$27.5M +$3.75M +34,440 +18%
TBC
19
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$23.7M -$97.1K -891 -0.5%
ACM
20
Atlanta Capital Management
Georgia
$21.6M -$844K -7,742 -4%
Norges Bank
21
Norges Bank
Norway
$20.9M +$3.18M +29,195 +20%
Bank of New York Mellon
22
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$20M -$1.57M -14,392 -8%
BC
23
Burney Company
Virginia
$18.2M -$1.58M -14,469 -9%
Renaissance Technologies
24
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$17.7M -$5.37M -49,291 -25%
GAM
25
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$16.6M +$376K +3,452 +3%
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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.