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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 546551 (+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: 3023 (-7)

Holders
551
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+0.92%
% of All Funds
15.84%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-23.33%
% of All Funds
0.66%
New
58
Increased
187
Reduced
233
Closed
49
Calls
$274M
Puts
$160M
Net Calls
+$114M
Net Calls Change
+$7.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SFM
51
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$85.1M -$5.12M -76,401 -6%
SCP
52
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
$80M +$204K +3,048 +0.3%
LAM
53
Lyrical Asset Management
New York
$79.6M +$13.2M +196,900 +21%
UBS AM
54
UBS AM
Illinois
$79.3M +$6.61M +98,615 +9%
WRF
55
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$78.6M -$151K -2,249 -0.2%
CAM
56
Contour Asset Management
New York
$77M +$31.3M +466,354 +73%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
57
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$75.3M -$593K -8,851 -0.8%
MAA
58
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$74.4M +$2.63M +39,260 +4%
Arrowstreet Capital
59
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$73.8M -$24.8M -369,872 -26%
California Public Employees Retirement System
60
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$73.7M -$250K -3,735 -0.4%
ETC
61
Evercore Trust Company
New York
$71.7M -$369K -5,500 -0.5%
Millennium Management
62
Millennium Management
New York
$69.6M +$40.8M +609,294 +157%
Janus Henderson Group
63
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$69.1M -$11.6M -172,705 -15%
PPA
64
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$66.8M -$532K -7,930 -0.8%
WG
65
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$66M +$63.4M +946,305 New
Prudential Financial
66
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$65.7M -$24.3M -362,854 -28%
JIR
67
James Investment Research
Ohio
$64.7M -$8.24K -123 -0%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
68
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$64.3M +$9.02M +134,647 +17%
MTB
69
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$63.9M -$276K -4,119 -0.4%
FAM
70
Fred Alger Management
New York
$59.8M -$18.7M -279,123 -25%
Morgan Stanley
71
Morgan Stanley
New York
$59.7M -$19M -283,799 -25%
PIM
72
Profit Investment Management
Maryland
$58.7M -$4.54M -67,738 -7%
GC
73
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$57M -$2.9M -43,240 -5%
BlackRock
74
BlackRock
New York
$56.6M -$455K -6,794 -0.8%
HIM
75
Hermes Investment Management
United Kingdom
$55.1M +$49.9M +744,901 +1,686%

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.