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Western Alliance Bancorporation
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257 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.1B invested in Western Alliance Bancorporation in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 88 increasing their positions, 96 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

387% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.74M | Put options by funds: $562K

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.77B → $3.1B (+$336M)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 88 | Existing positions reduced: 96

1.73% less ownership

Funds ownership: 81.92% → 80.19% (-1.7%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 269 → 257 (-12)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 49

Holders
257
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-4.46%
% of All Funds
6.86%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
42
Increased
88
Reduced
96
Closed
49
Calls
$2.74M
Puts
$562K
Net Calls
+$2.18M
Net Calls Change
+$737K

Top Buyers

1
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$52.1M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$38.9M
3
Westfield Capital Management
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$23.9M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$12.1M
5
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$11.1M

Top Sellers

1
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$34.6M
2
SCM
Sirios Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$25.9M
3
Alyeska Investment Group
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
-$23.1M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$13.8M
5
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$10.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MFIMFI
26
Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income
Illinois
$28.1M +$932K +26,205 +4%
Allianz Asset Management
27
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$27.5M +$3.33M +93,667 +15%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
28
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$26.2M -$3.35M -94,300 -12%
Norges Bank
29
Norges Bank
Norway
$25.6M – – –
Geode Capital Management
30
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$25.6M +$2.69M +75,725 +12%
Westfield Capital Management
31
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$25.3M +$23.9M +673,175 New
Bank of America
32
Bank of America
North Carolina
$24M +$816K +22,939 +4%
Ameriprise
33
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$23.9M -$8.79M -247,204 -28%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
34
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$22.8M +$427 +12 +0%
MCM
35
McKinley Capital Management
Alaska
$22.4M +$4.09M +115,078 +24%
William Blair Investment Management
36
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$22.2M -$406K -11,415 -2%
Goldman Sachs
37
Goldman Sachs
New York
$20.4M -$13.8M -386,938 -42%
Royal Bank of Canada
38
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$19.2M +$4M +112,451 +28%
Northern Trust
39
Northern Trust
Illinois
$19.2M +$710K +19,957 +4%
Federated Hermes
40
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$19.1M +$1.53M +43,147 +9%
RIM
41
Rainier Investment Management
Washington
$16.6M -$2.8M -78,670 -15%
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42
Nuveen
North Carolina
$16M +$4.2M +118,099 +38%
BA
43
Broadview Advisors
Wisconsin
$15.7M +$5.42M +152,400 +57%
Bank of New York Mellon
44
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$15.5M -$35.3K -994 -0.2%
SAM
45
Sentinel Asset Management
Vermont
$15.3M +$2.46M +69,110 +20%
PCM
46
Penn Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$15M -$3.97M -111,661 -22%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
47
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$13.9M -$2.72M -76,505 -17%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
48
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$13.8M +$298K +8,369 +2%
Charles Schwab
49
Charles Schwab
California
$12M +$4.17M +117,304 +58%
MCA
50
Mendon Capital Advisors
Florida
$11.3M -$1.78M -50,000 -14%
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WAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

257 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $3.1B — up 12% from $2.77B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 49 funds closed out of WAL and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 96 trimmed existing stakes and 88 added.

The largest buyer was Victory Capital Management, adding an estimated $52.1M. The largest seller was Macquarie Group, cutting an estimated $34.6M.

  • 257 institutional investors held Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) as of Q3 2016, down from 269 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $3.1B of Western Alliance Bancorporation stock for Q3 2016, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new Western Alliance Bancorporation positions in Q3 2016 and 49 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Western Alliance Bancorporation buyer in Q3 2016 was Victory Capital Management, an estimated $52.1M added.
  • The largest Western Alliance Bancorporation seller in Q3 2016 was Macquarie Group, an estimated $34.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.