Webster Financial
WBS
WBS was delisted on the 19th of August, 2026.
272 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.5B invested in Webster Financial in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 93 increasing their positions, 101 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
312% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.78M | Put options by funds: $1.65M
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 30
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 268 → 272 (+4)
0.55% less ownership
Funds ownership: 98.25% → 97.71% (-0.55%)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 93 | Existing positions reduced: 101
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.89B → $4.5B (-$393M)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$535M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$101M |
| 3 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$63.6M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$29.7M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$21.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$124M |
| 2 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$75.1M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$26.7M |
| 4 |
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$18.3M |
| 5 |
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Houston,
Texas
|
-$14.6M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MI
301
Markston International
White Plains,
New York
| – | -$5K | -100 | Closed |
|
302
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$1K | -14 | Closed |
|
WBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
272 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Webster Financial (WBS) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $4.5B — down 8% from $4.89B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new WBS positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 93 added to existing stakes and 101 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $535M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $124M.
- 272 institutional investors held Webster Financial (WBS) as of Q1 2017, up from 268 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $4.5B of Webster Financial stock for Q1 2017, down 8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 40 funds opened new Webster Financial positions in Q1 2017 and 30 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest Webster Financial buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $535M added.
- The largest Webster Financial seller in Q1 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $124M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.