Western Digital
WDC
551 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.7B invested in Western Digital in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 187 increasing their positions, 233 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
71% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $274M | Put options by funds: $160M
18% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 49
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18.5B → $18.7B (+$201M)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 546 → 551 (+5)
0.41% more ownership
Funds ownership: 102.82% → 103.23% (+0.41%)
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 187 | Existing positions reduced: 233
23% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 30 → 23 (-7)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$234M |
| 2 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$165M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$127M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$114M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$86.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TAA
Turiya Advisors Asia
Hong Kong
|
-$181M |
| 2 |
CGM
Capital Growth Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$151M |
| 3 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$127M |
| 4 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$83.6M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$67.6M |
WDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
551 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Digital (WDC) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $18.7B — up 1.1% from $18.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new WDC positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 187 added to existing stakes and 233 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $234M. The largest seller was Turiya Advisors Asia, exiting entirely with an estimated $181M sold.
- 551 institutional investors held Western Digital (WDC) as of Q2 2014, up from 546 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $18.7B of Western Digital stock for Q2 2014, up 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 58 funds opened new Western Digital positions in Q2 2014 and 49 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest Western Digital buyer in Q2 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $234M added.
- The largest Western Digital seller in Q2 2014 was Turiya Advisors Asia, an estimated $181M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.