United Natural Foods
UNFI
261 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.02B invested in United Natural Foods in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 106 increasing their positions, 90 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
300% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 4 (+3)
62% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.8M | Put options by funds: $4.81M
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 24
25% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.42B → $3.02B (+$599M)
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 106 | Existing positions reduced: 90
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 254 → 261 (+7)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$32.2M |
| 2 |
ORI
Oak Ridge Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$27.8M |
| 3 |
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$24.1M |
| 4 |
SIMG
Stephens Investment Management Group
Houston,
Texas
|
+$13.1M |
| 5 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$11.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$41.9M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$28.3M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$17.6M |
| 4 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
-$14.3M |
| 5 |
TI
Turner Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$11.4M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PP
276
Paloma Partners
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$260K | -4,820 | Closed |
|
|
TH
277
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$267K | -4,393 | Closed |
|
|
ACM
278
Atlanta Capital Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$232K | -4,300 | Closed |
|
|
BJ
279
BlackRock Japan
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$220K | -4,067 | Closed |
|
280
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$205K | -3,800 | Closed |
|
|
TSWM
281
Triangle Securities Wealth Management
Raleigh,
North Carolina
| – | -$58K | -1,074 | Closed |
|
|
HF
282
Hoxton Financial
Shepherdstown,
West Virginia
| – | -$40K | -734 | Closed |
|
|
OMCS
283
Old Mutual Customised Solutions
Pinelands,
South Africa
| – | -$22K | -400 | Closed |
|
|
WT
284
Whittier Trust
South Pasadena,
California
| – | -$16K | -295 | Closed |
|
|
SSG
285
Summit Securities Group
New York
| – | -$6K | -118 | Closed |
|
|
FHA
286
First Horizon Advisors
Memphis,
Tennessee
| – | -$1K | -22 | Closed |
|
UNFI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
261 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United Natural Foods (UNFI) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $3.02B — up 25% from $2.42B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new UNFI positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 106 added to existing stakes and 90 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Lord, Abbett & Co, adding an estimated $32.2M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $41.9M.
- 261 institutional investors held United Natural Foods (UNFI) as of Q3 2013, up from 254 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $3.02B of United Natural Foods stock for Q3 2013, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 32 funds opened new United Natural Foods positions in Q3 2013 and 24 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest United Natural Foods buyer in Q3 2013 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $32.2M added.
- The largest United Natural Foods seller in Q3 2013 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $41.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.