Western Alliance Bancorporation
320 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.16B invested in Western Alliance Bancorporation in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 121 increasing their positions, 113 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.
617% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.83M | Put options by funds: $814K
13% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 9 (+1)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 121 | Existing positions reduced: 113
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.97B → $5.16B (+$187M)
2% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 46
0.8% more ownership
Funds ownership: 83.26% → 84.06% (+0.8%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 323 → 320 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$81.1M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$48.4M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$41.2M |
| 4 |
EIP
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
|
+$27.2M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$20.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$91.8M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$42.5M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$39.2M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$24.4M |
| 5 |
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$23.6M |
WAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
320 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $5.16B — up 3.8% from $4.97B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new WAL positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 121 added to existing stakes and 113 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Waddell & Reed Financial, adding an estimated $81.1M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $91.8M.
- 320 institutional investors held Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) as of Q1 2018, down from 323 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $5.16B of Western Alliance Bancorporation stock for Q1 2018, up 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 47 funds opened new Western Alliance Bancorporation positions in Q1 2018 and 46 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Western Alliance Bancorporation buyer in Q1 2018 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $81.1M added.
- The largest Western Alliance Bancorporation seller in Q1 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $91.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.