Western Gas Partners Lp
WES was delisted on the 27th of February, 2019.
228 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.33B invested in Western Gas Partners Lp in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 88 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
54% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 26
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 217 → 228 (+11)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.81B → $4.33B (-$477M)
36% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 88
42% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 7 (-5)
56% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $13.9M | Put options by funds: $31.4M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TCA
Tortoise Capital Advisors
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$46.4M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$36.2M |
| 3 |
Blackstone Inc
New York
|
+$32.6M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$29.1M |
| 5 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$24.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$170M |
| 2 |
ZP
Zimmer Partners
New York
|
-$58.9M |
| 3 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$23M |
| 4 |
IG
ING Group
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$18.3M |
| 5 |
RA
RR Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$17M |
WES Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
228 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Gas Partners Lp (WES) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $4.33B — down 9.9% from $4.81B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new WES positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 88 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Tortoise Capital Advisors, adding an estimated $46.4M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $170M.
- 228 institutional investors held Western Gas Partners Lp (WES) as of Q4 2017, up from 217 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $4.33B of Western Gas Partners Lp stock for Q4 2017, down 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 40 funds opened new Western Gas Partners Lp positions in Q4 2017 and 26 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Western Gas Partners Lp buyer in Q4 2017 was Tortoise Capital Advisors, an estimated $46.4M added.
- The largest Western Gas Partners Lp seller in Q4 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $170M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.