ACUITY INC AYI
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 00508Y102 · ISIN US00508Y1029
Electronics manufacturing company
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryElectric Lighting & Wiring Equipment
- HeadquartersAtlanta, GA
- Founded2001
- Websiteacuitybrands.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($27.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 31.2m as of 2023-06-26, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $163.01. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($11.7m notional), 12 hold puts ($31.7m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 363 |
| Q4 2022 | 391 |
| Q1 2023 | 409 |
| Q2 2023 | 412 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 194 | 152 |
| Q1 2023 | 193 | 182 |
| Q2 2023 | 201 | 185 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $32.6m | $22.5m | 0.69 |
| Q4 2022 | $11.0m | $50.4m | 4.56 |
| Q1 2023 | $9.2m | $20.5m | 2.23 |
| Q2 2023 | $11.7m | $31.7m | 2.71 |
Biggest buyers
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +229.5k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | New | +171.5k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Added | +170.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +137.5k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC | Added | +135.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +131.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +129.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | Added | +105.2k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP | Added | +103.8k |
| Vulcan Value Partners, LLC | Added | +84.6k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -4.6m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -235.4k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -149.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Reduced | -141.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -129.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -113.5k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. | Reduced | -71.4k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Reduced | -63.6k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -62.4k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -61.6k |
Biggest calls
| Interval Partners, LP | New | $4.7m29.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $4.7m28.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.1m6.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $619.7k3.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $293.5k1.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $146.0k900 shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $65.2k400 shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $48.9k300 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | $9.8m60.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $7.2m44.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $6.8m41.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.2m13.3k shares |
| North Fourth Asset Management, LP | New | $1.6m10.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.2m7.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $880.6k5.4k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $766.5k4.7k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Unchanged | $757.9k4.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $489.2k3.0k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| FMR LLC 13G · institution +4.3 pts · filed 2026-05-07 | 12.0% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-17 | 8.9% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 1 | $213.2k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $160.8k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 1 | $100.4k | 1 | $838.5k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.1m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $99.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-11 | O'Shaughnessy Laura Director | Bought | $99.9k632 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.4m $551.2m | Added +54.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.3m $546.1m | Reduced -4.6m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $473.1m | Reduced -61.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $191.2m | Added +8.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $178.2m | Added +47.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 942.0k $153.6m | Reduced -129.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 931.0k $151.8m | Reduced -8.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 833.5k $135.9m | Reduced -60.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 730.9k $119.2m | Reduced -113.5k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 0.95% of their portfolio | 626.0k $102.1m | Added +103.8k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.55% of their portfolio | 597.2k $97.4m | Reduced -63.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 556.4k $90.7m | Added +11.3k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.20% of their portfolio | 548.7k $89.5m | Added +905 |
| Boston Partners 0.11% of their portfolio | 522.5k $85.3m | Reduced -40.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 517.3k $84.4m | Added +15.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 478.1k $78.0m | Added +131.6k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 433.5k $70.7m | Added +229.5k |
| FIL Ltd 0.08% of their portfolio | 424.6k $69.2m | Added +1.6k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.62% of their portfolio | 347.6k $56.7m | Added +170.9k |
| ALLEN OPERATIONS LLC 12.45% of their portfolio | 344.1k $56.1m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 341.0k $55.6m | Reduced -6.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 338.6k $55.2m | Reduced -21.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 319.6k $52.1m | Added +13.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 295.3k $48.2m | Reduced -3.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 290.2k $47.3m | Reduced -30.5k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 285.1k $46.5m | Added +7.4k |
| Paradice Investment Management LLC 3.37% of their portfolio | 277.4k $45.2m | Reduced -3.7k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 269.0k $43.9m | Added +135.9k |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 2.17% of their portfolio | 248.6k $40.5m | Added +7.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 222.0k $36.2m | Added +137.5k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.28% of their portfolio | 207.3k $33.8m | Added +6.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 207.0k $33.8m | Reduced -1.4k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.14% of their portfolio | 190.4k $31.1m | Added +15.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 181.2k $29.5m | Added +11.3k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 174.6k $28.5m | Reduced -13.2k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 171.5k $28.0m | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 171.2k $27.9m | Added +129.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 160.6k $26.2m | Added +105.2k |
| ALTRINSIC GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 160.6k $26.2m | Added +60.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 159.3k $29.1m | Unchanged |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 157.8k $25.7m | Added +6.0k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 154.6k $25.2m | Added +12.9k |
| Vulcan Value Partners, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 153.0k $25.0m | Added +84.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 139.1k $22.7m | Reduced -29.6k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 132.6k $21.6m | Reduced -71.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 130.3k $21.2m | Added +42.3k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 119.5k $19.5m | Added +81.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 119.4k $19.5m | Reduced -7.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 118.0k $19.2m | Added +16.2k |
| Swedbank AB 0.03% of their portfolio | 111.8k $18.2m | Reduced -3.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.2k $18.0m | Reduced -15.6k |
| Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC 1.21% of their portfolio | 101.8k $16.6m | Reduced -17.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 97.7k $15.9m | Added +3.0k |
| Greenstone Partners & Co., LLC 10.50% of their portfolio | 94.2k $15.4m | Added +6.6k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.03% of their portfolio | 91.1k $14.9m | Added +75.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 91.1k $14.9m | Added +15.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 86.0k $14.1m | Added +2.1k |
| Triodos Investment Management BV 1.38% of their portfolio | 85.0k $13.9m | Unchanged |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 84.0k $13.7m | Added +62.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.1k $13.2m | Reduced -703 |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 80.9k $13.2m | Added +75.9k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.26% of their portfolio | 80.6k $13.1m | Reduced -1.6k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.20% of their portfolio | 78.8k $12.9m | Added +3.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.4k $12.6m | Reduced -98 |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 75.3k $12.3m | Added +8.6k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.19% of their portfolio | 70.7k $11.5m | Added +39.5k |
| LATHROP INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 2.34% of their portfolio | 70.7k $11.5m | Reduced -2.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.3k $11.3m | Reduced -100 |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.5k $11.2m | Reduced -18.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 67.3k $11.0m | Added +40.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 66.5k $10.8m | Reduced -5.6k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 64.2k $10.5m | Reduced -530 |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.03% of their portfolio | 64.1k $10.5m | Reduced -8.8k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 63.2k $10.3m | Reduced -15.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 62.8k $10.2m | Added +50.4k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.30% of their portfolio | 58.6k $9.6m | Added +4.4k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.0k $9.5m | Added +58.0k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 54.5k $8.9m | Reduced -30.8k |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 53.3k $8.7m | New |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.6k $8.4m | Added +1.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.7k $8.1m | Added +163 |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 48.4k $7.9m | New |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 48.0k $7.8m | Reduced -1.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 45.6k $7.4m | Added +672 |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.8k $7.1m | Reduced -2.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.5k $7.1m | Added +35.4k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 43.0k $7.0m | Added +40.4k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 42.2k $6.9m | Unchanged |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.03% of their portfolio | 41.0k $6.7m | Reduced -901 |
| INTREPID CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.35% of their portfolio | 41.0k $6.7m | Added +23.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.3k $6.6m | Reduced -11.7k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 39.2k $6.4m | Reduced -1.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 38.9k $6.4m | Reduced -1.6k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 38.5k $6.3m | Reduced -14.9k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 38.1k $6.3m | Added +12.2k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.5k $6.1m | Added +7.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.1k $5.9m | Reduced -5.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.0k $5.9m | Added +23.5k |
| NorthCoast Asset Management LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 35.4k $5.8m | Reduced -607 |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.0k $4 | First filing |