Webster Financial
290 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.44B invested in Webster Financial in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 108 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
154% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $15.2M | Put options by funds: $5.98M
118% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 17
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.85B → $5.44B (+$590M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 271 → 290 (+19)
2.4% less ownership
Funds ownership: 95.21% → 92.8% (-2.4%)
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 108
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$27.7M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$27.4M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$21.4M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$16.4M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$13.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$60.9M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$40.7M |
| 3 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$24.5M |
| 4 |
PCM
Polaris Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$22.9M |
| 5 |
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$19.2M |
WBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
290 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Webster Financial (WBS) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $5.44B — up 12% from $4.85B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new WBS positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 90 added to existing stakes and 108 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $27.7M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $60.9M.
- 290 institutional investors held Webster Financial (WBS) as of Q2 2018, up from 271 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $5.44B of Webster Financial stock for Q2 2018, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new Webster Financial positions in Q2 2018 and 17 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest Webster Financial buyer in Q2 2018 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $27.7M added.
- The largest Webster Financial seller in Q2 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $60.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.