Western Alliance Bancorporation
323 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.94B invested in Western Alliance Bancorporation in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 118 increasing their positions, 110 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.
2,353% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $12.2M | Put options by funds: $498K
65% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 34
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 8 (+2)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.59B → $4.94B (+$350M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 301 → 323 (+22)
1.12% more ownership
Funds ownership: 82.13% → 83.26% (+1.1%)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 118 | Existing positions reduced: 110
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$35.8M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$34.8M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$29M |
| 4 |
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$28.8M |
| 5 |
Los Angeles Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$24.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$29.7M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$26.8M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$23M |
| 4 |
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$18.5M |
| 5 |
MFIMFI
Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$16.6M |
WAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
323 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $4.94B — up 7.6% from $4.59B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new WAL positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 118 added to existing stakes and 110 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Lord, Abbett & Co, adding an estimated $35.8M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $29.7M.
- 323 institutional investors held Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) as of Q4 2017, up from 301 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $4.94B of Western Alliance Bancorporation stock for Q4 2017, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 56 funds opened new Western Alliance Bancorporation positions in Q4 2017 and 34 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
- The largest Western Alliance Bancorporation buyer in Q4 2017 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $35.8M added.
- The largest Western Alliance Bancorporation seller in Q4 2017 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $29.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.