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WEA

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund
WEA

34 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.9M invested in Western Asset Premier Bond Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 10

0.44% less ownership

Funds ownership: 14.93% → 14.49% (-0.44%)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $24.9M → $23.9M (-$992K)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 35 → 34 (-1)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
34
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.86%
% of All Funds
0.85%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
12
Reduced
10
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$630K
2
PMG
ProVise Management Group
Florida
+$258K
3
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
+$253K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$241K
5
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
+$193K

Top Sellers

1
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$996K
2
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
-$831K
3
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$492K
4
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
-$194K
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$177K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SIA
1
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$5.57M -$492K -34,974 -8%
PMG
2
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$2.82M +$258K +18,351 +10%
RCM
3
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$2.47M – – –
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$2.25M +$630K +44,721 +38%
GC
5
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.3M +$142K +10,055 +12%
Cetera Investment Advisers
6
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$1.17M -$194K -13,749 -14%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
7
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.05M +$61K +4,331 +6%
Cohen & Steers
8
Cohen & Steers
New York
$1.03M – – –
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1M +$241K +17,149 +31%
Koshinski Asset Management
10
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$772K -$4.93K -350 -0.6%
1CP
11
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$748K -$31K -2,200 -4%
Janney Montgomery Scott
12
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$541K -$42.9K -3,050 -7%
OC
13
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$345K +$193K +13,717 +122%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$338K -$4.24K -301 -1%
WIA
15
Westbourne Investment Advisors
Maryland
$313K +$268 +19 +0.1%
BFEC
16
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$260K -$6.14K -436 -2%
DA
17
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$249K +$253K +17,998 New
Wells Fargo
18
Wells Fargo
California
$245K -$60.6K -4,301 -20%
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$220K +$70.3K +4,990 +46%
UBS Group
20
UBS Group
Switzerland
$200K +$17.5K +1,243 +9%
Stifel Financial
21
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$198K +$113 +8 +0.1%
SG Americas Securities
22
SG Americas Securities
New York
$174K +$177K +12,582 New
CSIC
23
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$148K -$15.5K -1,100 -9%
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$147K +$149K +10,612 New
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$78K -$14.3K -1,014 -15%
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WEA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

34 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (WEA) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $23.9M — down 4% from $24.9M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of WEA and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $630K. The largest seller was Curi RMB Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $996K sold.

  • 34 institutional investors held Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (WEA) as of Q3 2017, down from 35 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $23.9M of Western Asset Premier Bond Fund stock for Q3 2017, down 4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Western Asset Premier Bond Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Western Asset Premier Bond Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was Invesco, an estimated $630K added.
  • The largest Western Asset Premier Bond Fund seller in Q3 2017 was Curi RMB Capital, an estimated $996K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.