Western Digital
WDC
609 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.5B invested in Western Digital in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 224 increasing their positions, 229 reducing their positions, and 86 closing their positions.
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.1B → $10.5B (+$413M)
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 224 | Existing positions reduced: 229
2.19% less ownership
Funds ownership: 107.2% → 105.01% (-2.2%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 628 → 609 (-19)
17% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 86
28% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $380M | Put options by funds: $531M
43% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 8 (-6)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$194M |
| 2 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$101M |
| 3 |
Parnassus Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
+$82M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$73.5M |
| 5 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$67.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$160M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$111M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$109M |
| 4 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
-$83.7M |
| 5 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$77.1M |
WDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
609 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Digital (WDC) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $10.5B — up 4.1% from $10.1B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 86 funds closed out of WDC and 71 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 229 trimmed existing stakes and 224 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $194M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $160M.
- 609 institutional investors held Western Digital (WDC) as of Q2 2020, down from 628 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $10.5B of Western Digital stock for Q2 2020, up 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 71 funds opened new Western Digital positions in Q2 2020 and 86 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
- The largest Western Digital buyer in Q2 2020 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $194M added.
- The largest Western Digital seller in Q2 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $160M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.