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Western Alliance Bancorporation
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341 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.14B invested in Western Alliance Bancorporation in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 136 increasing their positions, 118 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 136 | Existing positions reduced: 118

10% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.25M | Put options by funds: $5.67M

1.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.29% → 85.5% (+1.2%)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.98B → $5.14B (+$158M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 43

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 346 → 341 (-5)

Holders
341
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-1.45%
% of All Funds
7.8%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
40
Increased
136
Reduced
118
Closed
43
Calls
$6.25M
Puts
$5.67M
Net Calls
+$581K
Net Calls Change
+$133K

Top Buyers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$108M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$64.7M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$43.1M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
+$21.7M
5
GKIM
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$15.8M

Top Sellers

1
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
-$65.9M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$63.8M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$30.8M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$30.7M
5
CC
Carlson Capital
Texas
-$23.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KA
351
Kaizen Advisory
Illinois
– -$1.03M -18,279 Closed
BCM
352
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
– -$1.01M -17,805 Closed
Verition Fund Management
353
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$957K -16,907 Closed
QT
354
Quantbot Technologies
New York
– -$877K -15,503 Closed
NA
355
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
– -$780K -13,774 Closed
BCM
356
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$753K -13,300 Closed
CCIA
357
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Maryland
– -$742K -13,100 Closed
PAG
358
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$611K -10,781 Closed
Jennison Associates
359
Jennison Associates
New York
– -$605K -10,679 Closed
TRCT
360
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$599K -10,583 Closed
PP
361
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$584K -10,303 Closed
GCA
362
Gideon Capital Advisors
New York
– -$553K -9,765 Closed
SM
363
Sciencast Management
New Jersey
– -$519K -8,933 Closed
PI
364
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
– -$498K -8,800 Closed
CL
365
CIM LLC
New York
– -$477K -8,425 Closed
Nomura Holdings
366
Nomura Holdings
Japan
– -$469K -8,290 Closed
CA
367
Cynosure Advisors
Utah
– -$404K -7,139 Closed
CG
368
Cutler Group
California
– -$406K -7,050 Closed
SCC
369
Spring Creek Capital
Kansas
– -$396K -7,001 Closed
SEC
370
Seven Eight Capital
New York
– -$382K -6,750 Closed
TI
371
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
– -$341K -6,018 Closed
American Century Companies
372
American Century Companies
Missouri
– -$263K -4,652 Closed
VF
373
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$240K -4,244 Closed
AI
374
Atria Investments
North Carolina
– -$210K -3,703 Closed
GFP
375
Gryphon Financial Partners
Ohio
– -$50K -882 Closed
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WAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

341 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $5.14B — up 3.2% from $4.98B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 43 funds closed out of WAL and 40 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 118 trimmed existing stakes and 136 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $108M. The largest seller was Lord, Abbett & Co, cutting an estimated $65.9M.

  • 341 institutional investors held Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) as of Q3 2018, down from 346 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $5.14B of Western Alliance Bancorporation stock for Q3 2018, up 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new Western Alliance Bancorporation positions in Q3 2018 and 43 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Western Alliance Bancorporation buyer in Q3 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $108M added.
  • The largest Western Alliance Bancorporation seller in Q3 2018 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $65.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.