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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
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
101
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$32.1M +$321K +4,784 +1%
CGT
102
Capital Guardian Trust
California
$31.9M -$6.2M -92,478 -17%
GH
103
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$31.5M -$6.08M -90,721 -17%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
104
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$31.3M +$996K +14,861 +3%
HCMT
105
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$30.4M +$29.2M +435,762 New
Wells Fargo
106
Wells Fargo
California
$30.1M -$6.17M -92,071 -18%
Canada Life
107
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$29.4M -$754K -11,254 -3%
TGI
108
Tradewinds Global Investors
California
$29.4M +$2.72M +40,583 +11%
Balyasny Asset Management
109
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$29.3M +$3.99M +59,501 +16%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
110
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$28.7M -$39.9K -596 -0.1%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
111
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$28.6M -$785K -11,715 -3%
RCAMU
112
Rothschild & Co Asset Management US
Connecticut
$28.3M -$1.31M -19,596 -5%
Barclays
113
Barclays
United Kingdom
$28.2M -$1.48K -22 -0%
TCP
114
Tourbillon Capital Partners
New York
$28.1M +$11.9M +177,811 +79%
SG Americas Securities
115
SG Americas Securities
New York
$28M -$67.6M -1,008,131 -72%
NRECA
116
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Virginia
$27.9M
PC
117
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
$27.5M +$2.42M +36,042 +10%
ACI
118
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$26.3M -$3.58M -53,414 -12%
VOYA Investment Management
119
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$25.8M -$2.62M -39,154 -10%
RhumbLine Advisers
120
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$25.8M -$624K -9,306 -2%
RA
121
Royce & Associates
New York
$25.5M -$2.06M -30,693 -8%
ARC
122
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$25.3M +$13.1M +195,772 +117%
EWM
123
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$25.1M +$6.36M +94,835 +36%
PRCM
124
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
$24.9M +$24M +357,361 New
U
125
UBS
Switzerland
$24.3M -$3.43M -51,222 -13%

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.