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Stephens Inc. AR boosted its stake in shares of Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY – Get Rating) by 24.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,360 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,621 shares during the quarter. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in Coty were worth $120,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in COTY. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. acquired a new stake in shares of Coty in the first quarter valued at approximately $27,657,000. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of Coty by 271.8% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,096,054 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,009,000 after purchasing an additional 2,994,511 shares during the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH acquired a new stake in shares of Coty in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $22,953,000. First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Coty by 1,913.4% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,668,059 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,515,000 after purchasing an additional 1,585,210 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ruffer LLP grew its position in shares of Coty by 43.6% in the fourth quarter. Ruffer LLP now owns 5,222,748 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,825,000 after purchasing an additional 1,584,838 shares during the last quarter. 37.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other Coty news, Director Olivier Goudet bought 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 17th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $6.45