Western Digital
WDC
641 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.3B invested in Western Digital in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 257 increasing their positions, 234 reducing their positions, and 102 closing their positions.
19% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 19 (+3)
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 257 | Existing positions reduced: 234
9% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $913M | Put options by funds: $835M
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.5B → $12.3B (-$193M)
1.44% less ownership
Funds ownership: 118.09% → 116.65% (-1.4%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 687 → 641 (-46)
36% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 65 | Existing positions closed: 102
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$221M |
| 2 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
+$81.2M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$76.9M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$73.5M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$72.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$183M |
| 2 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$157M |
| 3 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$46.5M |
| 4 |
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$42.6M |
| 5 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$40M |
WDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
641 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Digital (WDC) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $12.3B — down 1.5% from $12.5B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 102 funds closed out of WDC and 65 opened new positions — a net loss of 37 holders — while 234 trimmed existing stakes and 257 added.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $221M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $183M.
- 641 institutional investors held Western Digital (WDC) as of Q2 2019, down from 687 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $12.3B of Western Digital stock for Q2 2019, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 65 funds opened new Western Digital positions in Q2 2019 and 102 closed out, a net change of -37 holders.
- The largest Western Digital buyer in Q2 2019 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $221M added.
- The largest Western Digital seller in Q2 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $183M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.