Western Digital
WDC
546 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.5B invested in Western Digital in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 180 increasing their positions, 249 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.
51% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $318M | Put options by funds: $210M
17% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 53
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $17.1B → $18.5B (+$1.43B)
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 547 → 546 (-1)
0.95% less ownership
Funds ownership: 103.77% → 102.82% (-0.95%)
3% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 31 → 30 (-1)
28% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 180 | Existing positions reduced: 249
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$294M |
| 2 |
AIM
abrdn Investment Management
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$145M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$65M |
| 4 |
SFM
Systematic Financial Management
Teaneck,
New Jersey
|
+$59M |
| 5 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$52.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
-$97.2M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$90.7M |
| 3 |
HCM
Herndon Capital Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$78.1M |
| 4 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$66.8M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$51.7M |
WDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
546 of the 3,475 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Digital (WDC) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $18.5B — up 8.3% from $17.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new WDC positions and 53 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 180 added to existing stakes and 249 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $294M. The largest seller was Bessemer Group, cutting an estimated $97.2M.
- 546 institutional investors held Western Digital (WDC) as of Q1 2014, down from 547 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $18.5B of Western Digital stock for Q1 2014, up 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 62 funds opened new Western Digital positions in Q1 2014 and 53 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest Western Digital buyer in Q1 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $294M added.
- The largest Western Digital seller in Q1 2014 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $97.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.