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605 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.7B invested in Western Digital in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 219 increasing their positions, 247 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 67

8% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $314M | Put options by funds: $292M

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 605605 (0)

0.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 105.52%104.53% (-0.99%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 219 | Existing positions reduced: 247

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.9B → $18.7B (-$4.23B)

30% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3021 (-9)

Holders
605
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
16.12%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
-9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-30%
% of All Funds
0.56%
New
75
Increased
219
Reduced
247
Closed
67
Calls
$314M
Puts
$292M
Net Calls
+$22.5M
Net Calls Change
+$87.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.34B +$54.5M +696,831 +4%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$889M -$35.1M -449,337 -3%
Boston Partners
3
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$683M +$74.4M +951,936 +11%
AAM
4
Alken Asset Management
United Kingdom
$615M -$25.7M -328,172 -4%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$591M -$30.4M -389,172 -4%
Wellington Management Group
6
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$442M -$130M -1,665,002 -21%
LSV Asset Management
7
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$400M -$5.54M -70,780 -1%
AIM
8
abrdn Investment Management
United Kingdom
$393M +$6.26M +79,982 +1%
O
9
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$374M -$22.9M -292,264 -5%
T. Rowe Price Associates
10
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$335M -$113M -1,441,101 -23%
APG Asset Management
11
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$333M -$18.8M -240,265 -5%
BFA
12
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$312M +$1.14M +14,522 +0.3%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$303M -$5.75M -73,523 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$298M -$56.5M -722,222 -14%
Citadel Advisors
15
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$279M +$182M +2,320,934 +133%
Deutsche Bank
16
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$267M +$34.9M +446,758 +13%
AQR Capital Management
17
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$246M -$29.1M -371,851 -9%
AL
18
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$244M -$7.42M -94,833 -3%
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$240M +$17.9M +229,368 +7%
American Century Companies
20
American Century Companies
Missouri
$240M +$28.9M +369,786 +12%
Invesco
21
Invesco
Georgia
$235M +$19M +242,436 +8%
JHIU
22
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$230M +$22.9M +292,873 +10%
Fidelity Investments
23
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$209M +$148M +1,892,766 +165%
BG
24
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$205M -$13.2M -169,421 -5%
Norges Bank
25
Norges Bank
Norway
$199M +$10.1M +129,575 +5%

WDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

605 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Digital (WDC) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $18.7B — down 18% from $22.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 75 funds opened new WDC positions and 67 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 219 added to existing stakes and 247 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $182M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $130M.

  • 605 institutional investors held Western Digital (WDC) as of Q1 2015, unchanged from Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $18.7B of Western Digital stock for Q1 2015, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 75 funds opened new Western Digital positions in Q1 2015 and 67 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Western Digital buyer in Q1 2015 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $182M added.
  • The largest Western Digital seller in Q1 2015 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $130M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.