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242 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.57B invested in Wendy's in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 83 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

104% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 24

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 24 (+2)

39% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.85B → $2.57B (+$724M)

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 83 | Existing positions reduced: 71

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 220242 (+22)

2.81% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.48%64.67% (-2.8%)

58% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.74M | Put options by funds: $20.8M

Holders
242
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
7.85%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
49
Increased
83
Reduced
71
Closed
24
Calls
$8.74M
Puts
$20.8M
Net Calls
-$12M
Net Calls Change
-$13.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
TFM
1
Trian Fund Management
New York
$704M
HK
2
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$236M -$10.2M -1,362,489 -5%
SAM
3
Southeastern Asset Management
Tennessee
$160M -$121M -16,136,800 -46%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$146M +$4.19M +558,419 +3%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$126M +$1.27M +169,018 +1%
Capital Research Global Investors
6
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$112M
Jennison Associates
7
Jennison Associates
New York
$78.9M -$1.46M -194,589 -2%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$69.6M -$1.3M -172,741 -2%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$64.6M -$19.7M -2,633,293 -26%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$62.6M -$2.08M -276,843 -4%
BFA
11
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$58.6M +$1.28M +170,432 +3%
D.E. Shaw & Co
12
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$38.8M -$9.78M -1,303,877 -22%
ARC
13
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$37.5M +$807K +107,599 +2%
HCM
14
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$30M
NRECA
15
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Virginia
$29.8M
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$29.4M -$4.64M -618,798 -15%
Norges Bank
17
Norges Bank
Norway
$26.8M
Principal Financial Group
18
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$25.4M +$7.62M +1,016,982 +51%
Neuberger Berman Group
19
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$25.3M -$2.19M -292,726 -9%
JP Morgan Chase
20
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$23.5M +$13.5M +1,797,402 +184%
Deutsche Bank
21
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$23.4M +$14.8M +1,980,554 +253%
Morgan Stanley
22
Morgan Stanley
New York
$20.4M +$5.18M +691,486 +40%
SFM
23
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$20.2M +$17.9M +2,386,550 New
Northern Trust
24
Northern Trust
Illinois
$20.1M -$196K -26,141 -1%
DFO
25
Duquesne Family Office
New York
$17M +$15M +2,000,000 New

WEN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

242 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Wendy's (WEN) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $2.57B — up 39% from $1.85B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new WEN positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 83 added to existing stakes and 71 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Systematic Financial Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $17.9M. The largest seller was Southeastern Asset Management, cutting an estimated $121M.

  • 242 institutional investors held Wendy's (WEN) as of Q3 2013, up from 220 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.57B of Wendy's stock for Q3 2013, up 39% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new Wendy's positions in Q3 2013 and 24 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest Wendy's buyer in Q3 2013 was Systematic Financial Management, an estimated $17.9M added.
  • The largest Wendy's seller in Q3 2013 was Southeastern Asset Management, an estimated $121M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.