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Western Asset Premier Bond Fund

38 hedge funds and large institutions have $73.3M invested in Western Asset Premier Bond Fund in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $60.5M → $73.3M (+$12.8M)

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 12

6.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.53%57.23% (+6.7%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3938 (-1)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
38
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.56%
% of All Funds
0.55%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
5
Increased
14
Reduced
12
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$18.3M +$9.93M +960,018 +131%
SIA
2
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$14.5M -$666K -64,351 -5%
1CP
3
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$8.57M -$100K -9,700 -1%
Allspring Global Investments
4
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$8.2M
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$3.08M +$17.7K +1,713 +0.6%
GC
6
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.72M +$189K +18,271 +8%
Osaic Holdings
7
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$2.54M -$2.43M -235,019 -50%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.63M +$154K +14,931 +11%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
9
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$1.61M
CPRC
10
Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp
New York
$1.36M +$375K +36,239 +40%
PMG
11
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$1.33M -$97.1K -9,386 -7%
Truist Financial
12
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$1.32M -$107K -10,332 -8%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$1.29M -$100K -9,666 -7%
IWP
14
Insight Wealth Partners
Texas
$939K -$12.3K -1,190 -1%
Cetera Investment Advisers
15
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$767K +$3.86K +373 +0.5%
IWC
16
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$624K -$76.8K -7,426 -11%
Janney Montgomery Scott
17
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$518K -$9.6K -928 -2%
Invesco
18
Invesco
Georgia
$461K +$163K +15,732 +58%
IA
19
IFP Advisors
Florida
$424K +$92.1K +8,908 +29%
IPW
20
Invictus Private Wealth
Colorado
$413K +$395K +38,227 New
BFEC
21
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$371K +$63.1K +6,100 +22%
AGA
22
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$356K +$341K +32,979 New
MWM
23
Melfa Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$241K -$11.6K -1,118 -5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
24
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$234K +$4.42K +427 +2%
RJA
25
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$221K +$90.8K +8,776 +75%

WEA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

38 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (WEA) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $73.3M — up 21% from $60.5M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of WEA and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $9.93M. The largest seller was Osaic Holdings, cutting an estimated $2.43M.

  • 38 institutional investors held Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (WEA) as of Q4 2023, down from 39 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $73.3M of Western Asset Premier Bond Fund stock for Q4 2023, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Western Asset Premier Bond Fund positions in Q4 2023 and 6 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Western Asset Premier Bond Fund buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $9.93M added.
  • The largest Western Asset Premier Bond Fund seller in Q4 2023 was Osaic Holdings, an estimated $2.43M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.