Webster Financial
201 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.64B invested in Webster Financial in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
309% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $442K | Put options by funds: $108K
56% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 18
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.4B → $2.64B (+$236M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 195 → 201 (+6)
1.45% less ownership
Funds ownership: 91.46% → 90.02% (-1.4%)
32% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 79
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TA
Tiptree Advisors
New York
|
+$33.6M |
| 2 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$10.2M |
| 3 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
+$9.39M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$7.81M |
| 5 |
PCM
Polaris Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$7.28M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$22.6M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$21.7M |
| 3 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$11.8M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$9.05M |
| 5 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$8.41M |
WBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
201 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Webster Financial (WBS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $2.64B — up 9.8% from $2.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new WBS positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 79 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Tiptree Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $33.6M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $22.6M.
- 201 institutional investors held Webster Financial (WBS) as of Q4 2014, up from 195 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $2.64B of Webster Financial stock for Q4 2014, up 9.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new Webster Financial positions in Q4 2014 and 18 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest Webster Financial buyer in Q4 2014 was Tiptree Advisors, an estimated $33.6M added.
- The largest Webster Financial seller in Q4 2014 was Millennium Management, an estimated $22.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.