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 ($31.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 30.8m as of 2024-03-28, 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 ≈ $268.12. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($20.3m notional), 10 hold puts ($23.0m).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 363 |
| Q4 2022 | 391 |
| Q1 2023 | 409 |
| Q2 2023 | 412 |
| Q3 2023 | 402 |
| Q4 2023 | 436 |
| Q1 2024 | 477 |
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 166 | 213 |
| Q4 2023 | 182 | 189 |
| Q1 2024 | 206 | 221 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $11.7m | $31.7m | 2.71 |
| Q3 2023 | $27.9m | $23.9m | 0.86 |
| Q4 2023 | $10.4m | $55.7m | 5.33 |
| Q1 2024 | $20.3m | $23.0m | 1.14 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +418.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +314.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +105.4k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Added | +79.9k |
| Interval Partners, LP | New | +78.0k |
| Genus Capital Management Inc. | New | +69.9k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | New | +53.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +40.0k |
| EULAV Asset Management | New | +37.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +36.0k |
Biggest sellers
| COOKE & BIELER LP | Sold out | -602.6k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -404.0k |
| Sound Shore Management Inc /CT/ | Reduced | -161.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -140.3k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -105.3k |
| Vulcan Value Partners, LLC | Reduced | -90.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -79.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -78.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -74.8k |
| Paradice Investment Management LLC | Reduced | -69.0k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $10.1m37.5k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $4.3m16.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.6m9.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $1.2m4.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $779.3k2.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Unchanged | $537.0k2.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $510.6k1.9k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | New | $295.6k1.1k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $6.3m23.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $4.6m17.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $4.2m15.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $3.9m14.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.0m7.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.0m3.8k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | New | $403.1k1.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $403.1k1.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $134.4k500 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 Q1 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.8m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-18 | MILLS DIANNE S SVP & Chief HR Officer | Sold | $1.4m6.0k shares |
| 2024-01-10 | GOLDMAN BARRY R SVP & General Counsel | Sold | $429.4k1.9k 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, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.4m $903.3m | Reduced -105.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.1m $833.2m | Reduced -79.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.9m $781.3m | Reduced -17.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $562.5m | Reduced -74.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $296.3m | Reduced -47.0k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 1.23% of their portfolio | 1.1m $282.7m | Added +79.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 989.5k $265.9m | Added +32.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 815.0k $219.0m | Reduced -60.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 780.4k $209.7m | Added +418.7k |
| Boston Partners 0.22% of their portfolio | 685.1k $183.5m | Reduced -4.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 609.1k $163.7m | Reduced -16.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 561.7k $151.0m | Added +26.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 538.2k $144.6m | Added +314.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 506.7k $136.2m | Reduced -140.3k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.28% of their portfolio | 494.7k $132.9m | Reduced -22.7k |
| FIL Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 426.5k $114.6m | Reduced -465 |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 378.8k $101.3m | Reduced -78.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 350.4k $94.2m | Added +15.1k |
| ALLEN OPERATIONS LLC 17.56% of their portfolio | 344.1k $92.5m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 324.1k $87.1m | Added +40.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 315.7k $84.8m | Reduced -14.4k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 300.0k $80.6m | Added +24.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 292.3k $78.5m | Reduced -32.8k |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 3.62% of their portfolio | 292.0k $78.5m | Reduced -3.9k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 278.8k $74.9m | Reduced -2.4k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.22% of their portfolio | 224.3k $60.3m | Added +20.1k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.43% of their portfolio | 223.8k $60.1m | Reduced -474 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 216.2k $58.1m | Added +105.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 214.2k $57.6m | Reduced -47.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 211.3k $56.8m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.40% of their portfolio | 197.1k $53.0m | Added +27.2k |
| Sound Shore Management Inc /CT/ 1.56% of their portfolio | 186.1k $50.0m | Reduced -161.4k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.16% of their portfolio | 172.3k $46.3m | Reduced -27.2k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 166.1k $44.6m | Added +4.6k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 142.3k $24.8m | Reduced -25.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.05% of their portfolio | 142.0k $38.1m | Reduced -5.3k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 117.9k $31.7m | Reduced -36.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 115.0k $30.9m | Added +1.3k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.29% of their portfolio | 114.8k $30.8m | Reduced -15.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 114.1k $30.7m | Reduced -44.1k |
| Greenstone Partners & Co., LLC 13.28% of their portfolio | 110.1k $29.6m | Unchanged |
| Vision One Management Partners, LP 17.33% of their portfolio | 110.0k $29.6m | Added +3.1k |
| SCHWERIN BOYLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.72% of their portfolio | 101.6k $27.3m | Reduced -50 |
| Swedbank AB 0.04% of their portfolio | 93.7k $25.2m | Reduced -8.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 87.0k $23.4m | Reduced -3.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.7k $23.3m | Reduced -12.9k |
| Triodos Investment Management BV 2.07% of their portfolio | 85.0k $22.8m | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 79.4k $21.3m | Reduced -22.5k |
| Man Group plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 78.8k $21.2m | Added +988 |
| Interval Partners, LP 0.79% of their portfolio | 78.0k $21.0m | New |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.04% of their portfolio | 77.8k $20.9m | Added +9.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 75.4k $20.3m | Reduced -66.1k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 74.1k $19.9m | Added +7.6k |
| Paradice Investment Management LLC 3.44% of their portfolio | 73.7k $19.8m | Reduced -69.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 73.6k $19.8m | Reduced -3.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 71.7k $19.3m | Added +5.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 71.0k $19.1m | Added +22.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.5k $18.9m | Added +23.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.9k $18.8m | Reduced -7.5k |
| Genus Capital Management Inc. 2.44% of their portfolio | 69.9k $18.8m | New |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.04% of their portfolio | 69.8k $18.8m | Added +8.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.4k $18.1m | Reduced -5.0k |
| LATHROP INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 3.25% of their portfolio | 62.5k $16.8m | Reduced -4.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.1k $16.7m | Reduced -11.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.7k $16.6m | Reduced -5.7k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 61.7k $16.6m | Reduced -1.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.7k $16.6m | Added +1.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.8k $16.3m | Reduced -700 |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.05% of their portfolio | 59.0k $15.8m | First filing |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.3k $15.1m | Added +6.0k |
| Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 56.0k $15.0m | Reduced -200 |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 53.1k $14.3m | New |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.28% of their portfolio | 52.7k $14.2m | Reduced -9.6k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.23% of their portfolio | 52.2k $14.0m | Reduced -11.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 51.9k $13.9m | Added +14.3k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 48.7k $13.1m | Reduced -22.5k |
| ALTRINSIC GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 48.3k $13.0m | Reduced -44.5k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.04% of their portfolio | 46.7k $12.5m | Added +18.0k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 46.6k $12.5m | Reduced -14.1k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 46.0k $12.3m | Unchanged |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 42.0k $11.3m | Added +5.5k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 41.0k $11.0m | Added +3.9k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 41.0k $11.0m | Reduced -5.1k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 40.4k $10.9m | Reduced -1.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.7k $10.4m | Reduced -498 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 38.6k $10.4m | Unchanged |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 38.3k $10.3m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.04% of their portfolio | 38.3k $10.3m | Reduced -438 |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 38.1k $7.0m | Added +9.6k |
| EULAV Asset Management 0.27% of their portfolio | 37.0k $9.9m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.9k $9.9m | Added +23.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 36.0k $9.7m | New |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.03% of their portfolio | 35.9k $9.6m | Added +6.2k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 35.6k $9.6m | Reduced -203 |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.5k $9.6m | Reduced -3.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.1k $9.4m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Vulcan Value Partners, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 35.0k $9.4m | Reduced -90.2k |
| MERITAGE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT 0.54% of their portfolio | 31.7k $8.5m | Reduced -2.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.1k $8.4m | Reduced -2.1k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 29.3k $7.9m | Added +27.6k |