Western Digital
WDC
687 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.5B invested in Western Digital in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 119 funds opening new positions, 256 increasing their positions, 234 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.
129% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 16 (+9)
102% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 119 | Existing positions closed: 59
37% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.12B → $12.5B (+$3.35B)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 634 → 687 (+53)
4.43% more ownership
Funds ownership: 113.66% → 118.09% (+4.4%)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 256 | Existing positions reduced: 234
19% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $551M | Put options by funds: $677M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$259M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$195M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$78.6M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$77.5M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$67.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DnB Asset Management
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$108M |
| 2 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$86.3M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$72.5M |
| 4 |
IAM
Iridian Asset Management
Westport,
Connecticut
|
-$66.3M |
| 5 |
AIM
Artemis Investment Management
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$66.2M |
WDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
687 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Digital (WDC) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $12.5B — up 37% from $9.12B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 119 funds opened new WDC positions and 59 closed out — a net gain of 60 holders — while 256 added to existing stakes and 234 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $259M. The largest seller was DnB Asset Management, cutting an estimated $108M.
- 687 institutional investors held Western Digital (WDC) as of Q1 2019, up from 634 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $12.5B of Western Digital stock for Q1 2019, up 37% quarter-over-quarter.
- 119 funds opened new Western Digital positions in Q1 2019 and 59 closed out, a net change of +60 holders.
- The largest Western Digital buyer in Q1 2019 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $259M added.
- The largest Western Digital seller in Q1 2019 was DnB Asset Management, an estimated $108M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.