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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
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
101
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$3.73M – – –
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
102
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$3.61M +$151K +4,258 +5%
HAI
103
Hennessy Advisors Inc
California
$3.57M -$533K -15,000 -14%
CCM
104
Castine Capital Management
Massachusetts
$3.47M -$271K -7,620 -8%
Arrowstreet Capital
105
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$3.35M +$363K +10,200 +13%
SCM
106
Sandler Capital Management
New York
$3.08M -$1.68M -47,110 -36%
BG
107
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$3.07M -$1.56M -43,938 -35%
Bank of Montreal
108
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.98M -$524K -14,746 -16%
UBS AM
109
UBS AM
Illinois
$2.98M +$186K +5,232 +7%
Barclays
110
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.94M -$906K -25,484 -25%
RFC
111
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$2.92M -$51K -1,435 -2%
BCM
112
Basswood Capital Management
New York
$2.83M – – –
CPIM
113
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Virginia
$2.69M +$268K +7,549 +12%
FQ
114
First Quadrant
California
$2.62M – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
115
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$2.58M -$295K -8,307 -11%
LAM
116
Lebenthal Asset Management
New York
$2.57M +$47.8K +1,345 +2%
TD Asset Management
117
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.45M +$1.09M +30,530 +88%
SCA
118
Sippican Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.35M -$12.4K -350 -0.6%
Citigroup
119
Citigroup
New York
$2.27M +$1.32M +37,233 +160%
DIA
120
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$2.24M +$2.12M +59,574 New
US Bancorp
121
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.04M -$113K -3,179 -6%
BA
122
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$1.99M -$2.51M -70,512 -57%
SCM
123
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.95M +$1.1M +30,986 +148%
SB
124
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.92M -$1.19M -33,531 -40%
NC
125
Northpointe Capital
Michigan
$1.9M -$1.86M -52,176 -51%
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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.