Western Digital
WDC
763 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.6B invested in Western Digital in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 78 funds opening new positions, 303 increasing their positions, 275 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 303 | Existing positions reduced: 275
0.9% more ownership
Funds ownership: 111.44% → 112.34% (+0.9%)
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $21.7B → $21.6B (-$75.9M)
1% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 78 | Existing positions closed: 79
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 774 → 763 (-11)
35% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $568M | Put options by funds: $874M
47% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 47 → 25 (-22)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$358M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$170M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$115M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$109M |
| 5 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$94.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DCM
Discovery Capital Management
South Norwalk,
Connecticut
|
-$140M |
| 2 |
AIM
Artemis Investment Management
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$134M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$92.9M |
| 4 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
-$72.1M |
| 5 |
SCM
Sirios Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$68.5M |
WDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
763 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Digital (WDC) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $21.6B — down 0.35% from $21.7B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 79 funds closed out of WDC and 78 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 275 trimmed existing stakes and 303 added.
The largest buyer was AQR Capital Management, adding an estimated $358M. The largest seller was Discovery Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $140M sold.
- 763 institutional investors held Western Digital (WDC) as of Q3 2017, down from 774 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $21.6B of Western Digital stock for Q3 2017, down 0.35% quarter-over-quarter.
- 78 funds opened new Western Digital positions in Q3 2017 and 79 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Western Digital buyer in Q3 2017 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $358M added.
- The largest Western Digital seller in Q3 2017 was Discovery Capital Management, an estimated $140M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.