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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
RhumbLine Advisers
126
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$24.6M -$1.32M -23,638 -6%
SGAM
127
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
$24.5M -$1.66M -29,794 -7%
Los Angeles Capital Management
128
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$24.4M -$181K -3,240 -0.8%
Macquarie Group
129
Macquarie Group
Australia
$23.8M +$2.46M +44,096 +13%
DCM
130
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$22.7M -$2.53M -45,257 -11%
GF
131
Gerstein Fisher
New York
$21.9M +$1.95M +34,816 +100%
Barclays
132
Barclays
United Kingdom
$21M -$3.38M -60,410 -15%
GWM
133
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
$21M
U
134
UBS
Switzerland
$20.7M +$1.99M +35,561 +12%
BJ
135
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$20.5M -$490K -8,762 -3%
MLM
136
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
$20.5M -$521K -9,323 -3%
Bank of America
137
Bank of America
North Carolina
$20.4M -$1.81M -32,321 -9%
TA
138
Teachers Advisors
New York
$20.2M -$314K -5,626 -2%
HCMT
139
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$20M +$17.6M +315,006 New
OAM
140
Origin Asset Management
United Kingdom
$19.4M -$3.76M -67,215 -18%
Fidelity International
141
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$19.3M
QBFM
142
QS Batterymarch Financial Management
New York
$19.3M +$3.56M +63,659 +27%
PNC Financial Services Group
143
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$19.2M +$8.4M +150,428 +99%
Swiss National Bank
144
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$19.1M -$222K -3,969 -1%
KBC Group
145
KBC Group
Belgium
$18.9M -$1.14M -20,462 -6%
STB
146
S&T Bank
Pennsylvania
$18.7M +$7.87M +140,813 +91%
EWM
147
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$18.4M +$2.23M +39,920 +16%
IG
148
ING Group
Netherlands
$17.6M -$3.84M -68,812 -20%
HSBC Holdings
149
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$17.6M -$2.64M -47,296 -15%
DnB Asset Management
150
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$17.3M -$3.9M -69,722 -20%

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.