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546 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.1B invested in Western Digital in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 92 funds opening new positions, 172 increasing their positions, 232 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

124% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 92 | Existing positions closed: 41

107% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1531 (+16)

39% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.3B → $17.1B (+$4.84B)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 499546 (+47)

4.72% more ownership

Funds ownership: 99.06%103.79% (+4.7%)

15% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $175M | Put options by funds: $206M

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 172 | Existing positions reduced: 232

Holders
546
Holders Change
+47
Holders Change %
+9.42%
% of All Funds
15.85%
Holding in Top 10
31
Holding in Top 10 Change
+16
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+106.67%
% of All Funds
0.9%
New
92
Increased
172
Reduced
232
Closed
41
Calls
$175M
Puts
$206M
Net Calls
-$30.8M
Net Calls Change
-$8.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NTCOC
76
Northern Trust Company of Connecticut
Connecticut
$50M -$6.59M -117,914 -13%
BlackRock
77
BlackRock
New York
$49.6M +$5.91M +105,780 +16%
SG Americas Securities
78
SG Americas Securities
New York
$49.3M -$15.2M -272,685 -26%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
79
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$46.9M +$22.6M +403,730 +120%
First Trust Advisors
80
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$45.5M +$2.14M +38,263 +6%
GC
81
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$44.9M +$1.74M +31,146 +5%
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
82
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$44.8M +$37M +662,859 +1,524%
CI Investments Inc
83
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$43.8M +$38.6M +690,606 New
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
84
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$42.9M -$659K -11,801 -2%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
85
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$40.4M -$1.66M -29,696 -4%
Susquehanna International Group
86
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$40.4M -$28.3M -507,350 -44%
USAA
87
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$39.8M -$2.14M -38,273 -6%
BIM
88
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$38.8M -$196K -3,500 -0.6%
Two Sigma Investments
89
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$38.7M +$24.1M +432,055 +242%
GH
90
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$38.7M +$23.6M +423,145 +227%
Credit Agricole
91
Credit Agricole
France
$37M -$12.2M -219,083 -27%
SIM
92
Stelliam Investment Management
New York
$36.9M -$8.32M -148,838 -20%
RG
93
Renaissance Group
Kentucky
$36.6M -$1.91M -34,098 -6%
FCAM
94
F&C Asset Management
United Kingdom
$36.4M -$9.06M -162,170 -22%
Renaissance Technologies
95
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$36.3M +$1.12M +20,112 +4%
Federated Hermes
96
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$36.2M -$2.85K -51 -0%
AllianceBernstein
97
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$36.1M -$194K -3,467 -0.6%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
98
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$35.4M +$738K +13,208 +2%
CGT
99
Capital Guardian Trust
California
$35.3M -$2.37M -42,336 -7%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
100
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$34.3M -$15.5M -277,818 -34%

WDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

546 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Digital (WDC) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $17.1B — up 39% from $12.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 92 funds opened new WDC positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 51 holders — while 172 added to existing stakes and 232 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Putnam Investments, adding an estimated $176M. The largest seller was Commonwealth Bank of Australia, cutting an estimated $207M.

  • 546 institutional investors held Western Digital (WDC) as of Q4 2013, up from 499 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $17.1B of Western Digital stock for Q4 2013, up 39% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 92 funds opened new Western Digital positions in Q4 2013 and 41 closed out, a net change of +51 holders.
  • The largest Western Digital buyer in Q4 2013 was Putnam Investments, an estimated $176M added.
  • The largest Western Digital seller in Q4 2013 was Commonwealth Bank of Australia, an estimated $207M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.