Unifirst Corp
192 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.47B invested in Unifirst Corp in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
224% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $693K | Put options by funds: $214K
150% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 14
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 172 → 192 (+20)
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.31B → $2.47B (+$159M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 64
2.13% less ownership
Funds ownership: 99.09% → 96.96% (-2.1%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$13.1M |
| 2 |
WCM Investment Management
Laguna Beach,
California
|
+$10.9M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$9.63M |
| 4 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
+$6.76M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$6.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HAI
Hennessy Advisors Inc
Novato,
California
|
-$34M |
| 2 |
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$26M |
| 3 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$18.2M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$10.8M |
| 5 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$8.38M |
UNF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
192 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Unifirst Corp (UNF) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $2.47B — up 6.8% from $2.31B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new UNF positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 61 added to existing stakes and 64 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $13.1M. The largest seller was Hennessy Advisors Inc, exiting entirely with an estimated $34M sold.
- 192 institutional investors held Unifirst Corp (UNF) as of Q4 2017, up from 172 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $2.47B of Unifirst Corp stock for Q4 2017, up 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 35 funds opened new Unifirst Corp positions in Q4 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
- The largest Unifirst Corp buyer in Q4 2017 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $13.1M added.
- The largest Unifirst Corp seller in Q4 2017 was Hennessy Advisors Inc, an estimated $34M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.