Lamb Weston
615 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.9B invested in Lamb Weston in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 134 funds opening new positions, 156 increasing their positions, 209 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.
131% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 134 | Existing positions closed: 58
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 8 (+4)
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.88B → $8.9B (+$1.02B)
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 545 → 615 (+70)
2.29% more ownership
Funds ownership: 80.87% → 83.16% (+2.3%)
3% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $19M | Put options by funds: $19.7M
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 156 | Existing positions reduced: 209
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$199M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$175M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$162M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$102M |
| 5 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$80M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$218M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$203M |
| 3 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$136M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$90.7M |
| 5 |
TCCM
Two Creeks Capital Management
New York
|
-$82.6M |
LW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
615 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Lamb Weston (LW) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $8.9B — up 13% from $7.88B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 134 funds opened new LW positions and 58 closed out — a net gain of 76 holders — while 156 added to existing stakes and 209 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $199M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $218M.
- 615 institutional investors held Lamb Weston (LW) as of Q4 2018, up from 545 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $8.9B of Lamb Weston stock for Q4 2018, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 134 funds opened new Lamb Weston positions in Q4 2018 and 58 closed out, a net change of +76 holders.
- The largest Lamb Weston buyer in Q4 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $199M added.
- The largest Lamb Weston seller in Q4 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $218M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.