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Unifirst Corp
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177 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.13B invested in Unifirst Corp in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 69 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

211% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.01M | Put options by funds: $647K

23% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 13

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 175 → 177 (+2)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.18B → $2.13B (-$48.8M)

1.85% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.64% → 97.78% (-1.9%)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 69

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
177
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.14%
% of All Funds
4.41%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
16
Increased
62
Reduced
69
Closed
13
Calls
$2.01M
Puts
$647K
Net Calls
+$1.36M
Net Calls Change
+$574K

Top Buyers

1
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
+$120M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$4.11M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$4.05M
4
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$3.99M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$3.88M

Top Sellers

1
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
-$9.29M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$7.96M
3
RAM
RK Asset Management
Michigan
-$7.6M
4
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
-$7.51M
5
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$6.98M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$259M -$1.65M -11,814 -0.6%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$198M +$2.11M +15,155 +1%
Wellington Management Group
3
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$136M -$4.66M -33,455 -3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$123M +$1.61M +11,559 +1%
Janus Henderson Group
5
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$121M +$120M +860,964 New
RA
6
Royce & Associates
New York
$114M +$4.11M +29,500 +4%
Neuberger Berman Group
7
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$96.1M -$1.48M -10,649 -2%
TGHSA
8
TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors
Texas
$89.2M -$6.25M -44,857 -7%
Victory Capital Management
9
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$78.4M +$3.99M +28,617 +5%
RRAM
10
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
$56.3M -$7.51M -53,907 -12%
CWAM
11
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
$56.1M -$9.29M -66,654 -14%
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$53M +$2.22M +15,909 +4%
TCM
13
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$46.1M -$258K -1,850 -0.6%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$44.5M +$1.58M +11,327 +4%
NSCM
15
New South Capital Management
Tennessee
$42.6M -$204K -1,461 -0.5%
Macquarie Group
16
Macquarie Group
Australia
$41.4M +$1.65M +11,856 +4%
ACM
17
Atlanta Capital Management
Georgia
$35.9M +$3.54M +25,386 +11%
HAI
18
Hennessy Advisors Inc
California
$34.6M -$1.48M -10,600 -4%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$32.3M +$1.31M +9,393 +4%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$29M +$402K +2,881 +1%
BTW
21
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$26.5M -$5.64M -40,461 -18%
Russell Investments Group
22
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$22.6M +$119K +854 +0.5%
Ameriprise
23
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$22.4M -$7.96M -57,072 -26%
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$18.9M -$776K -5,566 -4%
Principal Financial Group
25
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$17.8M -$514K -3,684 -3%
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UNF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

177 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Unifirst Corp (UNF) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $2.13B — down 2.2% from $2.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new UNF positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 62 added to existing stakes and 69 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $120M. The largest seller was Columbia Wanger Asset Management, cutting an estimated $9.29M.

  • 177 institutional investors held Unifirst Corp (UNF) as of Q2 2017, up from 175 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $2.13B of Unifirst Corp stock for Q2 2017, down 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Unifirst Corp positions in Q2 2017 and 13 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Unifirst Corp buyer in Q2 2017 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $120M added.
  • The largest Unifirst Corp seller in Q2 2017 was Columbia Wanger Asset Management, an estimated $9.29M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.