Western Asset Premier Bond Fund
WEA
35 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.5M invested in Western Asset Premier Bond Fund in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
500% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 1
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 30 → 35 (+5)
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18.7M → $21.5M (+$2.75M)
1.62% more ownership
Funds ownership: 11.34% → 12.96% (+1.6%)
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 12
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Irving,
Texas
|
+$1.39M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.19M |
| 3 |
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$861K |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$516K |
| 5 |
DA
Doliver Advisors
Houston,
Texas
|
+$383K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$1.09M |
| 2 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$728K |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$83.7K |
| 4 |
CIA
Capital Investment Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$76.1K |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$64K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VIA
26
Vantage Investment Advisors
State College,
Pennsylvania
| $81K | +$41.9K | +2,900 | +100% |
|
27
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $66K | -$32.2K | -2,231 | -32% |
|
28
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| $65K | – | – | – |
|
|
HF
29
Hoxton Financial
Shepherdstown,
West Virginia
| $28K | – | – | – |
|
30
Citigroup
New York
| $18K | +$7.74K | +536 | +67% |
|
|
WEC
31
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $15.3K | – | – | – |
|
|
TRCT
32
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $11K | +$11.3K | +780 | New |
|
|
GWM
33
Gupta Wealth Management
San Diego,
California
| $11K | +$11.4K | +787 | New |
|
34
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
35
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| $8 | -$2.89K | -200 | -25% |
|
|
WAM
36
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$728K | -52,430 | Closed |
|
WEA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
35 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (WEA) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $21.5M — up 15% from $18.7M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new WEA positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.
The largest buyer was United Capital Financial Advisors, adding an estimated $1.39M. The largest seller was Sit Investment Associates, cutting an estimated $1.09M.
- 35 institutional investors held Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (WEA) as of Q1 2015, up from 30 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $21.5M of Western Asset Premier Bond Fund stock for Q1 2015, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new Western Asset Premier Bond Fund positions in Q1 2015 and 1 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Western Asset Premier Bond Fund buyer in Q1 2015 was United Capital Financial Advisors, an estimated $1.39M added.
- The largest Western Asset Premier Bond Fund seller in Q1 2015 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $1.09M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.