UNIFIRST CORP MASS UNF
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 904708104
American multinational corporation
- IndustryServices-Personal Services
- HeadquartersWilmington, MA
- Founded1936
- Websiteunifirst.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 ($18.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $174.01. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($1.2m notional), 5 hold puts ($7.6m).
Trends to Q1 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 232 |
| Q4 2022 | 249 |
| Q1 2023 | 242 |
| Q2 2023 | 235 |
| Q3 2023 | 221 |
| Q4 2023 | 226 |
| Q1 2024 | 248 |
| Q2 2024 | 271 |
| Q3 2024 | 267 |
| Q4 2024 | 277 |
| Q1 2025 | 304 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 101 | 140 |
| Q3 2023 | 99 | 127 |
| Q4 2023 | 88 | 111 |
| Q1 2024 | 123 | 108 |
| Q2 2024 | 142 | 121 |
| Q3 2024 | 129 | 131 |
| Q4 2024 | 141 | 117 |
| Q1 2025 | 151 | 121 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $703.3k | $3.0m | 4.22 |
| Q3 2024 | $456.9k | $675.4k | 1.48 |
| Q4 2024 | $154.0k | $34.2k | 0.22 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2m | $7.6m | 6.20 |
Biggest buyers
| Voss Capital, LP | New | +164.0k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +133.6k |
| Potrero Capital Research LLC | New | +92.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +73.3k |
| Clearline Capital LP | New | +64.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +35.4k |
| Tribune Investment Group LP | Added | +33.0k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | +32.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +28.6k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | +26.8k |
Biggest sellers
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -275.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -185.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Reduced | -145.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -87.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -71.0k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -65.9k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS | Reduced | -39.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -35.9k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Reduced | -29.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -29.1k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $730.8k4.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $313.2k1.8k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $174.0k1.0k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Ulysses Management LLC | New | $5.2m30.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.5m8.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $835.2k4.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $34.0k200 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 |
|---|---|
CINTAS CORP
13D · may seek influence
new · filed 2026-03-16
Stated purposeItems 3 and 5 are incorporated by reference in this Item 4 as if fully set forth herein. The purpose of the Mergers (as defined below) is for Cintas Corporation to acquire control of, and the entire equity interest in, the Issuer. Merger Agreement On March 10, 2026, Cintas Corporation, a Washington corporation ("Cintas"), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with (i) UniFirst Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation ("UniFirst"), (ii) Bruin Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Cintas ("Merger Sub Inc."), and (iii) Bruin Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Cintas ("Merger Sub LLC"). The Merger Agreement provides, among other things, that, on the terms and subject… Full filing |
18.7% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-07-17 | 14.3% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.7% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.2% |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 13G · institution filed 2026-08-14 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP (4.8%, 2026-10-08), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), River Road Asset Management, LLC (3.9%, 2026-03-17)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2025
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 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $16.2k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.0m | $1.0m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $400.0k | $400.0k |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $304.2k | $304.2k |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $486.9k | $258.1k |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $732.4k | $732.4k |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $746.5k | $746.5k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-18 | Katz David Martin Executive VP, Sales/Marketing | Sold plan | $274.0k1.3k shares |
| 2025-02-14 | DIFILLIPPO DAVID A Executive VP of Operations | Sold plan | $246.6k1.2k shares |
| 2025-02-14 | Ross William Masters Executive Vice President | Sold plan | $225.9k1.1k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $391.8m | Reduced -71.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $294.5m | Reduced -15.6k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 0.97% of their portfolio | 980.1k $170.5m | Added +123 |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 1.87% of their portfolio | 789.4k $137.4m | Reduced -65.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 764.7k $133.1m | Added +1.0k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 608.2k $105.8m | Added +17.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 581.5k $101.2m | Reduced -26.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 366.0k $63.7m | Reduced -275.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 360.8k $62.8m | Added +13.3k |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC 1.26% of their portfolio | 360.4k $62.7m | Reduced -4.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 300.2k $52.2m | Reduced -87.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 264.3k $46.0m | Added +1.0k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.16% of their portfolio | 242.2k $42.1m | Reduced -29.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 235.6k $41.0m | Reduced -1.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 229.3k $39.9m | Reduced -23.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 176.9k $30.8m | Reduced -5.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 175.0k $30.5m | Added +1.1k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 171.7k $29.9m | Reduced -145.7k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 171.3k $29.8m | Added +133.6k |
| Voss Capital, LP 2.19% of their portfolio | 164.0k $28.5m | New |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 162.8k $28.3m | Added +8.3k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 149.8k $26.1m | Added +6.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 134.2k $23.3m | Reduced -9.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 123.3k $21.4m | Reduced -4.4k |
| M&G PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 122.1k $21.2m | Reduced -9.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.9k $19.5m | Reduced -2.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 105.3k $18.3m | Added +28.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 100.8k $17.5m | Added +73.3k |
| Potrero Capital Research LLC 7.91% of their portfolio | 92.5k $16.1m | New |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 74.7k $13.0m | Added +1.9k |
| Clearline Capital LP 1.13% of their portfolio | 64.5k $11.2m | New |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 64.2k $11.2m | Reduced -4.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.9k $10.8m | Reduced -15.8k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.09% of their portfolio | 60.2k $10.5m | Added +32.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 56.6k $9.9m | Reduced -35.9k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 52.3k $9.1m | Added +21.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.9k $9.0m | Added +1.6k |
| Tribune Investment Group LP 5.09% of their portfolio | 51.0k $8.9m | Added +33.0k |
| Topline Capital Management, LLC 1.95% of their portfolio | 49.0k $8.5m | Added +25.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.6k $8.5m | Reduced -29.1k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.04% of their portfolio | 47.6k $8.3m | Added +10.2k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.4k $8.1m | First filing |
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 43.1k $7.5m | Reduced -5.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.0k $7.3m | Reduced -821 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.2k $7.0m | Added +35.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.4k $6.5m | Reduced -4.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.2k $6.1m | Added +9.6k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 35.2k $6.1m | Added +26.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.9k $6.1m | Added +1.3k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.5k $6.0m | Reduced -1.6k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 30.0k $5.2m | Reduced -23.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.5k $5.1m | Added +18.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.3k $5.1m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.1k $5.1m | Reduced -500 |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 29.0k $5.1m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.0k $5.0m | Reduced -7.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.6k $5.0m | Added +23.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.2k $4.7m | Added +2.0k |
| Ulysses Management LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 27.1k $4.7m | Reduced -21.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.0k $4.7m | Added +3.8k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.4k $4.0m | Unchanged |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 23.7k $4.1m | New |
| THIRD AVENUE MANAGEMENT LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 23.4k $4.1m | Unchanged |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 23.1k $4.0m | Reduced -865 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.6k $3.9m | Added +15.8k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.6k $3.8m | Added +200 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.5k $3.7m | Added +5.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.3k $3.7m | Reduced -100 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.4k $3.5m | Reduced -7.6k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.5k $3.4m | Reduced -6.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.5k $3.4m | Added +546 |
| Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 18.9k $3.3m | Added +6.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.9k $3.3m | Added +417 |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 18.4k $3.2m | Unchanged |
| New Age Alpha Advisors, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 18.0k $3.1m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.9k $3.1m | Reduced -800 |
| Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.3k $3.0m | Added +8.6k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.2k $3.0m | Added +12.6k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.6k $2.9m | Added +9.7k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.3k $2.8m | Added +13.3k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.2k $2.8m | Added +5.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.9k $2.8m | Reduced -1.2k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.07% of their portfolio | 15.3k $2.7m | Added +2.0k |
| WESTERLY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.25% of their portfolio | 15.0k $2.6m | New |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.7k $2.9m | Reduced -602 |
| Bragg Financial Advisors, Inc 0.10% of their portfolio | 14.3k $2.5m | Added +205 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.8k $2.4m | Reduced -205 |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.8k $2.4m | New |
| Taconic Capital Advisors LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 13.5k $2.3m | Not comparable |
| MARTIN & CO INC /TN/ 0.45% of their portfolio | 13.4k $2.3m | Added +95 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.7k $2.2m | Added +506 |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 12.1k $2.1m | Added +1.2k |
| ABS Direct Equity Fund LLC 2.79% of their portfolio | 12.0k $2.1m | New |
| Eisler Capital Management Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 12.0k $2.1m | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.0k $2.1m | Reduced -1.2k |
| SALEM INVESTMENT COUNSELORS INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 11.5k $2.0m | Reduced -29 |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.3k $2.0m | Added +346 |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.0k $1.9m | Reduced -1.0k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.6k $1.8m | Reduced -39.5k |
| HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. 0.08% of their portfolio | 10.5k $1.8m | Added +1.9k |