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605 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.7B invested in Western Digital in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 219 increasing their positions, 247 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 67

8% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $314M | Put options by funds: $292M

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 605605 (0)

0.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 105.52%104.53% (-0.99%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 219 | Existing positions reduced: 247

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.9B → $18.7B (-$4.23B)

30% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3021 (-9)

Holders
605
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
16.12%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
-9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-30%
% of All Funds
0.56%
New
75
Increased
219
Reduced
247
Closed
67
Calls
$314M
Puts
$292M
Net Calls
+$22.5M
Net Calls Change
+$87.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Allianz Asset Management
26
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$194M +$28.2M +361,185 +15%
CIP
27
Cornerstone Investment Partners
Georgia
$192M -$74.3M -949,738 -25%
TCIM
28
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$187M +$9.07M +116,023 +4%
HCM
29
Herndon Capital Management
Georgia
$186M -$26.7M -342,044 -11%
Geode Capital Management
30
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$174M +$7.92M +101,248 +4%
Principal Financial Group
31
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$163M -$5.16M -66,018 -3%
BIM
32
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$153M +$4.87M +62,329 +3%
IIM
33
Ivory Investment Management
New York
$142M +$161M +2,061,824 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
34
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$139M -$5.4M -68,993 -3%
BA
35
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$132M +$36.9M +472,013 +33%
JP Morgan Chase
36
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$129M -$40.1M -512,120 -21%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
37
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$129M -$13.7M -175,037 -9%
Goldman Sachs
38
Goldman Sachs
New York
$126M -$47M -600,542 -25%
OTPPB
39
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
$125M +$10.8M +138,364 +8%
TG
40
TCW Group
California
$124M -$36.9M -471,910 -21%
CCI
41
Columbus Circle Investors
$117M +$7.96M +101,790 +6%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
42
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$113M +$3.91M +49,992 +3%
UBS AM
43
UBS AM
Illinois
$111M +$30.7M +392,177 +32%
BIP
44
Brandes Investment Partners
California
$109M -$4.44M -56,810 -3%
LAM
45
Lyrical Asset Management
New York
$108M +$217K +2,769 +0.2%
FPA
46
First Pacific Advisors
California
$104M -$12.9M -165,166 -10%
SFM
47
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$97.3M +$9.02M +115,308 +9%
Arrowstreet Capital
48
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$93.7M -$10.6M -135,904 -9%
Morgan Stanley
49
Morgan Stanley
New York
$92.2M +$32.6M +417,271 +45%
PI
50
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$90.9M +$5.11M +65,357 +5%

WDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

605 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Digital (WDC) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $18.7B — down 18% from $22.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 75 funds opened new WDC positions and 67 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 219 added to existing stakes and 247 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $182M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $130M.

  • 605 institutional investors held Western Digital (WDC) as of Q1 2015, unchanged from Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $18.7B of Western Digital stock for Q1 2015, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 75 funds opened new Western Digital positions in Q1 2015 and 67 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Western Digital buyer in Q1 2015 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $182M added.
  • The largest Western Digital seller in Q1 2015 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $130M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.