Wendy's
WEN
254 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.04B invested in Wendy's in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 83 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.
406% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $13.7M | Put options by funds: $2.72M
23% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.47B → $3.04B (+$573M)
1.22% more ownership
Funds ownership: 58.08% → 59.3% (+1.2%)
10% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 41
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 262 → 254 (-8)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 83 | Existing positions reduced: 94
29% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 5 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Westfield Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$39.4M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$31.1M |
| 3 |
Calamos Advisors
Naperville,
Illinois
|
+$29.8M |
| 4 |
AR
Advisory Research
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$20.9M |
| 5 |
CM
Castleark Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$14.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$22.3M |
| 2 |
HK
Horizon Kinetics
New York
|
-$19.7M |
| 3 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$17.1M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$14.7M |
| 5 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$10.3M |
WEN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
254 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Wendy's (WEN) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $3.04B — up 23% from $2.47B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 41 funds closed out of WEN and 37 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 94 trimmed existing stakes and 83 added.
The largest buyer was Westfield Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $39.4M. The largest seller was Point72 Asset Management, cutting an estimated $22.3M.
- 254 institutional investors held Wendy's (WEN) as of Q1 2015, down from 262 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $3.04B of Wendy's stock for Q1 2015, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new Wendy's positions in Q1 2015 and 41 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Wendy's buyer in Q1 2015 was Westfield Capital Management, an estimated $39.4M added.
- The largest Wendy's seller in Q1 2015 was Point72 Asset Management, an estimated $22.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.