Unifirst Corp
214 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.41B invested in Unifirst Corp in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 69 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
208% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 12
80% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.05M | Put options by funds: $582K
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 192 → 214 (+22)
6% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 69
0.73% less ownership
Funds ownership: 96.96% → 96.23% (-0.73%)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.47B → $2.41B (-$65.6M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$41.3M |
| 2 |
MFIMFI
Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$13.9M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$12.1M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$6.1M |
| 5 |
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
|
+$5.81M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$25.7M |
| 2 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$22.6M |
| 3 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$18.9M |
| 4 |
TGHSA
TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors
Fort Worth,
Texas
|
-$12M |
| 5 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$4.64M |
UNF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
214 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Unifirst Corp (UNF) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $2.41B — down 2.7% from $2.47B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new UNF positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 73 added to existing stakes and 69 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $41.3M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, cutting an estimated $25.7M.
- 214 institutional investors held Unifirst Corp (UNF) as of Q1 2018, up from 192 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $2.41B of Unifirst Corp stock for Q1 2018, down 2.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new Unifirst Corp positions in Q1 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
- The largest Unifirst Corp buyer in Q1 2018 was Ameriprise, an estimated $41.3M added.
- The largest Unifirst Corp seller in Q1 2018 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $25.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.