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WEA

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund

35 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.4M invested in Western Asset Premier Bond Fund in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 8

0.57% less ownership

Funds ownership: 15.27%14.71% (-0.57%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $23.5M → $23.4M (-$170K)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3835 (-3)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
35
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-7.89%
% of All Funds
0.87%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
13
Reduced
8
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SIA
1
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$5.85M
PMG
2
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$2.22M -$187K -13,932 -8%
RCM
3
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$1.8M +$1.1M +82,337 +157%
Koshinski Asset Management
4
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$1.46M +$696K +51,900 +90%
Invesco
5
Invesco
Georgia
$1.43M +$226K +16,810 +19%
Cetera Investment Advisers
6
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$1.35M -$14.9K -1,113 -1%
GC
7
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.1M -$29.8K -2,219 -3%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
8
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1M -$369K -27,495 -27%
Cohen & Steers
9
Cohen & Steers
New York
$993K
COLIM
10
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$796K +$126K +9,409 +19%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$675K +$51.3K +3,825 +8%
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$563K +$9.55K +712 +2%
1CP
13
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$549K -$353K -26,300 -39%
Janney Montgomery Scott
14
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$505K -$29.2K -2,173 -5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$341K +$8.12K +605 +2%
WIA
16
Westbourne Investment Advisors
Maryland
$302K +$304K +22,631 New
CRC
17
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$294K +$296K +22,040 New
BFEC
18
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$273K
LCM
19
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$251K +$16.3K +1,211 +7%
Wells Fargo
20
Wells Fargo
California
$215K +$78.4K +5,839 +57%
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$211K +$120K +8,916 +129%
RJA
22
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$198K +$148 +11 +0.1%
Stifel Financial
23
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$190K +$81 +6 +0%
WAM
24
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$179K +$180K +13,430 New
UBS Group
25
UBS Group
Switzerland
$174K +$35K +2,606 +25%

WEA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

35 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (WEA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $23.4M — down 0.72% from $23.5M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of WEA and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.

The largest buyer was Robinson Capital Management, adding an estimated $1.1M. The largest seller was Capital Investment Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.27M sold.

  • 35 institutional investors held Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (WEA) as of Q1 2017, down from 38 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $23.4M of Western Asset Premier Bond Fund stock for Q1 2017, down 0.72% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Western Asset Premier Bond Fund positions in Q1 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset Premier Bond Fund buyer in Q1 2017 was Robinson Capital Management, an estimated $1.1M added.
  • The largest Western Asset Premier Bond Fund seller in Q1 2017 was Capital Investment Advisors, an estimated $1.27M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.