VWR Corporation
VWR
VWR was delisted on the 21st of November, 2017.
203 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.44B invested in VWR Corporation in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.
133% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 7 (+4)
20% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 45
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.06B → $4.44B (+$375M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 194 → 203 (+9)
22% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $257K | Put options by funds: $330K
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 78
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PC
Paulson & Co
New York
|
+$83.7M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$65.6M |
| 3 |
WIC
Water Island Capital
New York
|
+$35.6M |
| 4 |
AA
AQR Arbitrage
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$33.6M |
| 5 |
FTCM
First Trust Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$31.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$112M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$69.7M |
| 3 |
SCM
Shapiro Capital Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$66.8M |
| 4 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$42M |
| 5 |
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$39.2M |
VWR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
203 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VWR Corporation (VWR) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $4.44B — up 9.2% from $4.06B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new VWR positions and 45 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 60 added to existing stakes and 78 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Paulson & Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $83.7M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $112M.
- 203 institutional investors held VWR Corporation (VWR) as of Q2 2017, up from 194 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $4.44B of VWR Corporation stock for Q2 2017, up 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 54 funds opened new VWR Corporation positions in Q2 2017 and 45 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest VWR Corporation buyer in Q2 2017 was Paulson & Co, an estimated $83.7M added.
- The largest VWR Corporation seller in Q2 2017 was Invesco, an estimated $112M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.