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WDR

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR

Delisted

WDR was delisted on the 30th of April, 2021.

245 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.43B invested in Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 91 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

108% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.24M | Put options by funds: $1.07M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 34

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 248245 (-3)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 91

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.72B → $1.43B (-$289M)

Holders
245
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.21%
% of All Funds
5.46%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
34
Increased
77
Reduced
91
Closed
34
Calls
$2.24M
Puts
$1.07M
Net Calls
+$1.16M
Net Calls Change
-$1.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$214M +$3M +154,130 +1%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$146M +$1.71M +87,803 +1%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$72.3M -$16.3M -836,998 -17%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$66.4M -$7.16M -367,440 -9%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$61.9M +$846K +43,433 +1%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
6
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$52.4M +$19.4M +997,403 +52%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$48.6M -$1.72M -88,313 -3%
VBA
8
Van Berkom & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$47.7M -$1.81M -92,806 -3%
Capital World Investors
9
Capital World Investors
California
$33.4M
Fisher Asset Management
10
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$32.4M -$463K -23,775 -1%
GI
11
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$29.2M -$609K -31,273 -2%
BAM
12
Burgundy Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$27.5M +$10.3M +530,630 +54%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
13
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$26.9M -$3.98M -204,101 -12%
GF
14
Gabelli Funds
New York
$24.7M -$77.9K -4,000 -0.3%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$23.4M +$184K +9,444 +0.7%
Norges Bank
16
Norges Bank
Norway
$23.4M +$2.85M +146,460 +13%
Geode Capital Management
17
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$21.4M +$74.7K +3,834 +0.3%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$19.9M -$175K -8,987 -0.8%
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$19.9M -$717K -36,811 -3%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$17.5M +$1.67M +85,896 +10%
Brown Advisory
21
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$16.1M +$11M +565,881 +175%
FIM
22
Foresters Investment Management
New York
$15.8M -$1.94M -99,600 -10%
APG Asset Management
23
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$15.8M +$15.2M +780,000 +359%
FP
24
Foundry Partners
Minnesota
$15M +$1.78M +91,431 +12%
Goldman Sachs
25
Goldman Sachs
New York
$14.3M +$5.78M +296,963 +60%

WDR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

245 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (WDR) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.43B — down 17% from $1.72B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in WDR was balanced in Q4 2018: 34 funds opened new positions, 34 closed out, 77 added to existing stakes and 91 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB), adding an estimated $19.4M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $29.3M.

  • 245 institutional investors held Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (WDR) as of Q4 2018, down from 248 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.43B of Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. stock for Q4 2018, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. positions in Q4 2018 and 34 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. buyer in Q4 2018 was Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB), an estimated $19.4M added.
  • The largest Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. seller in Q4 2018 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $29.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.