Western Digital
WDC
605 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.9B invested in Western Digital in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 214 increasing their positions, 232 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.
94% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 48
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 20 → 30 (+10)
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $19.5B → $22.9B (+$3.38B)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 569 → 605 (+36)
3.28% more ownership
Funds ownership: 102.24% → 105.52% (+3.3%)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 214 | Existing positions reduced: 232
27% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $171M | Put options by funds: $235M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AIM
abrdn Investment Management
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$170M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$150M |
| 3 |
TAA
Turiya Advisors Asia
Hong Kong
|
+$104M |
| 4 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$78.8M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$75.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$93.4M |
| 2 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$75.1M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$61.3M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$59.7M |
| 5 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$51.1M |
WDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
605 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Digital (WDC) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $22.9B — up 17% from $19.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 93 funds opened new WDC positions and 48 closed out — a net gain of 45 holders — while 214 added to existing stakes and 232 trimmed.
The largest buyer was abrdn Investment Management, adding an estimated $170M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $93.4M.
- 605 institutional investors held Western Digital (WDC) as of Q4 2014, up from 569 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $22.9B of Western Digital stock for Q4 2014, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 93 funds opened new Western Digital positions in Q4 2014 and 48 closed out, a net change of +45 holders.
- The largest Western Digital buyer in Q4 2014 was abrdn Investment Management, an estimated $170M added.
- The largest Western Digital seller in Q4 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $93.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.