Wendy's
WEN
245 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.33B invested in Wendy's in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 103 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
102% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.06M | Put options by funds: $3M
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.05B → $2.33B (+$280M)
0.73% more ownership
Funds ownership: 45.36% → 46.09% (+0.73%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 252 → 245 (-7)
17% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 30
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 103
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EC
Eminence Capital
New York
|
+$72.2M |
| 2 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$56.5M |
| 3 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$38.3M |
| 4 |
MCL
MIK Capital LLC
New York
|
+$26M |
| 5 |
SCM
Suvretta Capital Management
New York
|
+$23M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$39.1M |
| 2 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$23.4M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$22M |
| 4 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$20.7M |
| 5 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$11.6M |
WEN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
245 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Wendy's (WEN) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $2.33B — up 14% from $2.05B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 30 funds closed out of WEN and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 103 trimmed existing stakes and 69 added.
The largest buyer was Eminence Capital, adding an estimated $72.2M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $39.1M.
- 245 institutional investors held Wendy's (WEN) as of Q3 2016, down from 252 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $2.33B of Wendy's stock for Q3 2016, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new Wendy's positions in Q3 2016 and 30 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest Wendy's buyer in Q3 2016 was Eminence Capital, an estimated $72.2M added.
- The largest Wendy's seller in Q3 2016 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $39.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.