Wendy's
277 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.6B invested in Wendy's in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 96 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
86% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 28
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 261 → 277 (+16)
2.09% more ownership
Funds ownership: 75.36% → 77.44% (+2.1%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.62B → $2.6B (-$13.9M)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 96
34% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.27M | Put options by funds: $3.45M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$208M |
| 2 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$47.9M |
| 3 |
EC
Eminence Capital
New York
|
+$34.8M |
| 4 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$9.88M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$8.48M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$46.1M |
| 2 |
HA
Homestead Advisers
Arlington,
Virginia
|
-$45.1M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$33.5M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$18.1M |
| 5 |
HK
Horizon Kinetics
New York
|
-$17.2M |
WEN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
277 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Wendy's (WEN) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $2.6B — down 0.53% from $2.62B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new WEN positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 84 added to existing stakes and 96 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $208M. The largest seller was Dimensional Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $46.1M.
- 277 institutional investors held Wendy's (WEN) as of Q1 2017, up from 261 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $2.6B of Wendy's stock for Q1 2017, down 0.53% quarter-over-quarter.
- 52 funds opened new Wendy's positions in Q1 2017 and 28 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
- The largest Wendy's buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $208M added.
- The largest Wendy's seller in Q1 2017 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $46.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.