Wayfair
323 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.3B invested in Wayfair in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 106 increasing their positions, 96 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.
19% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $609M | Put options by funds: $511M
19% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 53
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 106 | Existing positions reduced: 96
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 317 → 323 (+6)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.9B → $10.3B (-$671M)
7.22% less ownership
Funds ownership: 116.9% → 109.68% (-7.2%)
8% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 12 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$107M |
| 2 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$74.8M |
| 3 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$61.8M |
| 4 |
SC
Samlyn Capital
New York
|
+$53.3M |
| 5 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
+$51M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity International
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$196M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$101M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$97.1M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$89.2M |
| 5 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$81.6M |
W Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
323 of the 4,605 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Wayfair (W) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $10.3B — down 6.1% from $10.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new W positions and 53 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 106 added to existing stakes and 96 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $107M. The largest seller was Fidelity International, cutting an estimated $196M.
- 323 institutional investors held Wayfair (W) as of Q2 2019, up from 317 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $10.3B of Wayfair stock for Q2 2019, down 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 63 funds opened new Wayfair positions in Q2 2019 and 53 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest Wayfair buyer in Q2 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $107M added.
- The largest Wayfair seller in Q2 2019 was Fidelity International, an estimated $196M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.