Unifirst
UNF • NYSE
Unifirst is a specialty business services company in the industrials sector on NYSE, led by Steven S. Sintros, with a market cap of $3.2B. As of Q3 2025, 77% of shares are held by 298 institutional investors, with BlackRock, Inc. as the largest holder at 11.55%.
President and Chief Executive OfficerSteven S. Sintros
Market Cap$3.2B
Specialty Business Services
Industrials
Employees16.0K
Websiteunifirst.com
Country
United States of America
Overview
Overview of institutional ownership in UNF as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $3.1B
All Institutions
- Institutions
- 298
- Value Held
- $2.4B
- Shares Held
- 14.2M
- Avg Position
- $8.0M
- Median Position
- $583.1K
Hedge Funds
- Hedge Funds
- 38
- Value Held
- $181.1M
- Shares Held
- 1.1M
- Avg Position
- $4.8M
- Median Position
- $2.5M
Ownership Breakdown
Based on market cap of $3.1B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.
Biggest Investors
Institutions with the largest positions in UNF as of Q3 2025
| Institution | Position Value |
|---|---|
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution | $358.0M 0.01% of portfolio |
 VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution | $278.8M 0.00% of portfolio |
 LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA Digital Asset Manager | $151.0M 0.82% of portfolio |
 River Road Asset Management, LLC Long Only Manager | $132.0M 1.48% of portfolio |
 DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager | $129.2M 0.03% of portfolio |
 KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager | $98.5M 0.24% of portfolio |
 STATE STREET CORP Institution | $96.4M 0.00% of portfolio |
 VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager | $70.7M 0.04% of portfolio |
 GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider | $61.4M 0.00% of portfolio |
 Copeland Capital Management, LLC Long Only Manager | $52.2M 1.09% of portfolio |
Net Capital Flow
Institutional buying and selling activity for UNF in Q3 2025
- Traded
- −$21.2M
- Buyers
- 143
- Sellers
- 153
- Total Bought
- +$163.8M
- Total Sold
- −$185.0M
- Avg Position
- $7.0M
Biggest Buyers
| Institution | Net Bought |
|---|---|
 FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP ETF Provider | +$19.4M +115.8K shares |
C COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short | +$18.6M +111.2K shares |
 TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC Long Only Manager | +$18.2M +108.7K shares |
B BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP Long Only Manager | +$12.1M +72.4K shares |
 Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC Hedge Fund•Event Driven | +$8.4M +50.5K shares |
 Topline Capital Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short | +$8.0M +47.8K shares |
 AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy | +$7.9M +47.4K shares |
 MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy | +$4.9M +29.4K shares |
 Edgestream Partners, L.P. Hedge Fund•Quant Macro | +$4.5M +26.7K shares |
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution | +$4.0M +24.1K shares |
Biggest Sellers
| Institution | Net Sold |
|---|---|
 MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth | −$19.5M −116.6K shares |
 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution | −$14.5M −86.9K shares |
 TORONTO DOMINION BANK Institution | −$13.6M −72.5K shares |
 WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT/CA Long Only Manager | −$11.8M −63.4K shares |
 TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy | −$7.5M −44.6K shares |
LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA Digital Asset Manager | −$7.4M −44.1K shares |
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution | −$7.1M −42.5K shares |
T Tribune Investment Group LP Hedge Fund•Event Driven | −$5.9M −35.0K shares |
P potrero capital research llc Hedge Fund•Long/Short | −$5.8M −30.6K shares |
 NORTHERN TRUST CORP Institution | −$5.7M −34.3K shares |
Entry and Exit Activity
Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited UNF in Q3 2025
- New Positions
- 16
- New Value
- $1.6M
- Exited Positions
- 38
- Exited Value
- $53.6M
New Positions
| Institution | Position Value |
|---|---|
D DRW Securities, LLC Institution | $617.5K 3.6K shares |
 Bridgewater Associates, LP Hedge Fund•Global Macro | $271.9K 1.6K shares |
$228.7K 1.4K shares | |
 R Squared Ltd Private Equity | $214.5K 1.3K shares |
 Union Bankshares Corp Institution | $93.1K 557.0 shares |
Point72 Europe LLP Digital Asset Manager | $76.2K 456.0 shares |
S Salomon & Ludwin, LLC Institution | $17.9K 106.0 shares |
 FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL CORP RIA/Wealth | $13.5K 81.0 shares |
A AMERIFLEX GROUP, INC. Institution | $8.7K 52.0 shares |
 LRI Investments, LLC RIA/Wealth | $8.2K 49.0 shares |
Exited Positions
| Institution | Previous Position |
|---|---|
TORONTO DOMINION BANK Institution | $13.6M 72.5K shares |
WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT/CA Long Only Manager | $11.8M 63.4K shares |
P potrero capital research llc Hedge Fund•Long/Short | $5.8M 30.6K shares |
C | $5.5M 29.3K shares |
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity | $4.8M 25.7K shares |
E Eisler Capital Management Ltd. Institution | $2.4M 12.6K shares |
T TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND Institution | $1.8M 9.7K shares |
 NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC Long Only Manager | $1.4M 7.2K shares |
 AIGEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short | $787.9K 4.2K shares |
 GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP Hedge Fund•Quant | $625.1K 3.3K shares |
Options Activity
Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in UNF as of Q3 2025
- Call Positions
- 2
- Call Value
- $685.5K
- Put Positions
- 2
- Put Value
- $401.3K
Call Positions
| Institution | Position Value |
|---|---|
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity | $685.5K 41.0 contracts |
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution | - - contracts |
Put Positions
| Institution | Position Value |
|---|---|
 CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy | $401.3K 24.0 contracts |
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity | - - contracts |
Most Committed Institutions
Institutions with UNF as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025
| Institution | Portfolio Weight |
|---|---|
Topline Capital Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short | 3.91% $20.5M |
T Tribune Investment Group LP Hedge Fund•Event Driven | 2.02% $4.2M |
River Road Asset Management, LLC Long Only Manager | 1.48% $132.0M |
C COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short | 1.36% $35.8M |
 Engine Capital Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Event Driven | 1.23% $10.4M |
 Ulysses Management LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy | 1.09% $4.7M |
Copeland Capital Management, LLC Long Only Manager | 1.09% $52.2M |
C Clearline Capital LP Hedge Fund•Event Driven | 0.91% $10.8M |
LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA Digital Asset Manager | 0.82% $151.0M |
 THIRD AVENUE MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager | 0.81% $4.3M |
Hedge Fund Spotlight
Discover hedge funds investing in UNF
T
Tribune Investment Group LP
Hedge Fund • Event Driven
Portfolio ManagerBogdan George Cosmaciuc
- Portfolio Value
- $206.4M
- Positions
- 21
- Last Reported
- Q3 2025
Sector Allocation
Position in Unifirst
- Market Value
- $4.2M
- Shares Held
- 25.0K
- Portfolio Weight
- 2.02%
- Owned Since
- 2024-Q4
| Top Holding | Sector | Market Value | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
Industrial - Distribution Industrials | $18.0M | 8.74% | |
Railroads Industrials | $17.8M | 8.60% | |
Specialty Retail Consumer Cyclical | $17.3M | 8.39% |
