Warner Bros
436 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.8B invested in Warner Bros in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 123 increasing their positions, 190 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.
21% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $22.9M | Put options by funds: $19M
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 451 → 436 (-15)
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.4B → $11.8B (-$1.56B)
16% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 57
35% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 123 | Existing positions reduced: 190
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$267M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$168M |
| 3 |
BG
BlackRock Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$110M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$107M |
| 5 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$82.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$337M |
| 2 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$157M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$144M |
| 4 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$96.8M |
| 5 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$89M |
WBD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
436 of the 3,475 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Warner Bros (WBD) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $11.8B — down 12% from $13.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 57 funds closed out of WBD and 48 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 190 trimmed existing stakes and 123 added.
The largest buyer was Brown Advisory, adding an estimated $267M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $337M.
- 436 institutional investors held Warner Bros (WBD) as of Q1 2014, down from 451 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $11.8B of Warner Bros stock for Q1 2014, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 48 funds opened new Warner Bros positions in Q1 2014 and 57 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
- The largest Warner Bros buyer in Q1 2014 was Brown Advisory, an estimated $267M added.
- The largest Warner Bros seller in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $337M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.