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GDO

Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund

33 hedge funds and large institutions have $114M invested in Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.79% more ownership

Funds ownership: 42.84%43.63% (+0.79%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 12

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $115M → $114M (-$1.46M)

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3833 (-5)

67% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 6

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
33
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-13.16%
% of All Funds
0.89%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
2
Increased
12
Reduced
12
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$18M +$5.54M +311,652 +42%
1CP
2
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$14.5M +$48K +2,700 +0.3%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$11.3M +$474K +26,644 +4%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$8.73M -$129K -7,255 -1%
FIMG
5
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$8.11M +$1.56M +87,531 +23%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$8.03M -$93.6K -5,264 -1%
SCM
7
Saba Capital Management
New York
$7.86M -$4.36M -245,414 -35%
RCM
8
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$7.25M
PPA
9
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$6.73M +$31K +1,741 +0.4%
GC
10
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$5.28M -$142K -8,001 -3%
FC
11
FCA Corp
Texas
$3.5M -$132K -7,416 -4%
RVPG
12
Relative Value Partners Group
$2.53M +$2.62M +147,466 New
YMRC
13
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$2.2M +$436K +24,500 +24%
Cohen & Steers
14
Cohen & Steers
New York
$1.39M
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.23M -$85.9K -4,833 -6%
AA
16
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$1.2M -$225K -12,683 -15%
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$1.06M +$60.1K +3,383 +6%
HFS
18
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$904K -$15.6K -879 -2%
AAM
19
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$804K -$80.6K -4,531 -9%
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$729K +$47.9K +2,694 +7%
Citigroup
21
Citigroup
New York
$590K +$818 +46 +0.1%
LCM
22
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$416K +$432K +24,276 New
DA
23
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$390K +$6.31K +355 +2%
CIA
24
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$276K -$13.1K -737 -4%
OC
25
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$217K +$33.8K +1,900 +18%

GDO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

33 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund (GDO) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $114M — down 1.3% from $115M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of GDO and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $5.54M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $4.36M.

  • 33 institutional investors held Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund (GDO) as of Q2 2015, down from 38 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $114M of Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund stock for Q2 2015, down 1.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $5.54M added.
  • The largest Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund seller in Q2 2015 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $4.36M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.