Western Digital
WDC
792 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.1B invested in Western Digital in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 330 increasing their positions, 268 reducing their positions, and 90 closing their positions.
23% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 330 | Existing positions reduced: 268
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 812 → 792 (-20)
4.26% less ownership
Funds ownership: 113.32% → 109.07% (-4.3%)
11% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 90
19% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $23.5B → $19.1B (-$4.38B)
43% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 28 → 16 (-12)
44% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $452M | Put options by funds: $800M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$141M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$90.5M |
| 3 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$84.1M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$65.5M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$65.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$285M |
| 2 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$277M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$154M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$134M |
| 5 |
AAM
Amerigo Asset Management
George Town,
Cayman Islands
|
-$124M |
WDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
792 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Digital (WDC) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $19.1B — down 19% from $23.5B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 90 funds closed out of WDC and 80 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 268 trimmed existing stakes and 330 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $141M. The largest seller was AQR Capital Management, cutting an estimated $285M.
- 792 institutional investors held Western Digital (WDC) as of Q2 2018, down from 812 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $19.1B of Western Digital stock for Q2 2018, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 80 funds opened new Western Digital positions in Q2 2018 and 90 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
- The largest Western Digital buyer in Q2 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $141M added.
- The largest Western Digital seller in Q2 2018 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $285M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.