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569 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.5B invested in Western Digital in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 202 increasing their positions, 236 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

64% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 39

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 551569 (+18)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.7B → $19.5B (+$808M)

3% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $186M | Put options by funds: $181M

0.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 103.23%102.24% (-0.99%)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2320 (-3)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 202 | Existing positions reduced: 236

Holders
569
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+3.27%
% of All Funds
16.51%
Holding in Top 10
20
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-13.04%
% of All Funds
0.58%
New
64
Increased
202
Reduced
236
Closed
39
Calls
$186M
Puts
$181M
Net Calls
+$5.52M
Net Calls Change
-$109M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Charles Schwab
51
Charles Schwab
California
$89.9M -$19.1M -253,715 -17%
Acadian Asset Management
52
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$89.2M -$8.56M -113,944 -9%
SFM
53
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$86M -$3.82M -50,857 -4%
California Public Employees Retirement System
54
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$85.1M +$7.56M +100,524 +10%
PI
55
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$84.7M -$11.7M -155,231 -12%
UBS AM
56
UBS AM
Illinois
$83.8M +$180K +2,395 +0.2%
WRF
57
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$79.6M -$3.39M -45,114 -4%
MAA
58
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$79.5M +$1.03M +13,720 +1%
BGIM
59
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$79.3M -$23.4M -311,221 -22%
U
60
UBS
Switzerland
$79M +$54.5M +725,249 +208%
TA
61
Teachers Advisors
New York
$77.9M +$53.5M +711,557 +205%
Two Sigma Advisers
62
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$77.8M +$78.3M +1,041,201 +6,449%
ETC
63
Evercore Trust Company
New York
$74.1M -$1.5M -19,956 -2%
CAM
64
Contour Asset Management
New York
$74.1M -$7.22M -96,104 -9%
Massachusetts Financial Services
65
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$73.7M -$23.5M -312,531 -24%
HIM
66
Hermes Investment Management
United Kingdom
$73.1M +$15.4M +204,663 +26%
Janus Henderson Group
67
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$72M -$924K -12,289 -1%
Citadel Advisors
68
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$71M -$31.2M -415,065 -30%
WG
69
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$69.3M -$355K -4,718 -0.5%
JIR
70
James Investment Research
Ohio
$68.4M +$189K +2,515 +0.3%
PPA
71
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$66.3M -$4.22M -56,093 -6%
GC
72
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$65.6M +$5.62M +74,820 +9%
BlackRock
73
BlackRock
New York
$65.5M +$5.95M +79,179 +10%
Royal Bank of Canada
74
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$64.7M -$33.6M -447,245 -34%
SCP
75
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
$63.6M -$21.3M -283,320 -25%

WDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

569 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Digital (WDC) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $19.5B — up 4.3% from $18.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 64 funds opened new WDC positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 202 added to existing stakes and 236 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $274M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $320M.

  • 569 institutional investors held Western Digital (WDC) as of Q3 2014, up from 551 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $19.5B of Western Digital stock for Q3 2014, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 64 funds opened new Western Digital positions in Q3 2014 and 39 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest Western Digital buyer in Q3 2014 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $274M added.
  • The largest Western Digital seller in Q3 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $320M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.