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659 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.2B invested in Western Digital in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 98 funds opening new positions, 208 increasing their positions, 265 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 98 | Existing positions closed: 76

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.3B → $15.2B (+$2.88B)

12% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.06B | Put options by funds: $945M

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 641659 (+18)

3.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 116.65%113.62% (-3%)

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1918 (-1)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 208 | Existing positions reduced: 265

Holders
659
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+2.81%
% of All Funds
14.45%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.26%
% of All Funds
0.39%
New
98
Increased
208
Reduced
265
Closed
76
Calls
$1.06B
Puts
$945M
Net Calls
+$111M
Net Calls Change
+$33.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.01B +$93.7M +2,194,530 +5%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$1.5B +$22M +514,627 +2%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$769M -$6M -140,555 -0.8%
Wellington Management Group
4
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$633M -$65.4M -1,531,613 -10%
ClearBridge Investments
5
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$592M -$3.59M -84,051 -0.6%
Franklin Resources
6
Franklin Resources
California
$579M -$14.7M -345,258 -3%
Fidelity Investments
7
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$549M +$187M +4,374,414 +56%
Bank of New York Mellon
8
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$414M +$101M +2,369,475 +35%
AIG
9
American International Group
New York
$366M -$29.8M -697,666 -8%
Invesco
10
Invesco
Georgia
$333M -$42.7M -1,000,206 -12%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$324M -$19.4M -455,636 -6%
Geode Capital Management
12
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$277M +$1.7M +39,768 +0.7%
LAM
13
Lyrical Asset Management
New York
$255M -$15.3M -358,585 -6%
AllianceBernstein
14
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$239M +$97.4M +2,282,866 +76%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
15
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$234M +$5.68M +132,983 +3%
T. Rowe Price Associates
16
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$220M -$54M -1,265,375 -21%
UBS AM
17
UBS AM
Illinois
$216M -$16.5M -386,836 -7%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$209M -$906K -21,231 -0.5%
DZ Bank
19
DZ Bank
Germany
$180M +$69M +1,616,586 +68%
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$178M -$3.28M -76,739 -2%
Citadel Advisors
21
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$173M +$163M +3,819,488 +23,282%
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$135M +$6.04M +141,406 +5%
Legal & General Group
23
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$130M -$1.23M -28,902 -1%
N
24
Nuveen
North Carolina
$127M +$46.4M +1,086,891 +63%
Goldman Sachs
25
Goldman Sachs
New York
$122M +$14.9M +348,611 +15%

WDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

659 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Digital (WDC) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $15.2B — up 23% from $12.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 98 funds opened new WDC positions and 76 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 208 added to existing stakes and 265 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $187M. The largest seller was Iridian Asset Management, cutting an estimated $151M.

  • 659 institutional investors held Western Digital (WDC) as of Q3 2019, up from 641 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $15.2B of Western Digital stock for Q3 2019, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 98 funds opened new Western Digital positions in Q3 2019 and 76 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest Western Digital buyer in Q3 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $187M added.
  • The largest Western Digital seller in Q3 2019 was Iridian Asset Management, an estimated $151M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.