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265 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.74B invested in WEX in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 86 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

338% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 13

233% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 310 (+7)

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.39B → $6.74B (+$1.35B)

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 221265 (+44)

0.65% less ownership

Funds ownership: 111.83%111.18% (-0.65%)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 86 | Existing positions reduced: 87

2% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $16.9M | Put options by funds: $17.2M

Holders
265
Holders Change
+44
Holders Change %
+19.91%
% of All Funds
6.01%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+233.33%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
57
Increased
86
Reduced
87
Closed
13
Calls
$16.9M
Puts
$17.2M
Net Calls
-$323K
Net Calls Change
-$1.75M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
D.E. Shaw & Co
101
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$4.14M -$3.19M -25,494 -47%
UBS AM
102
UBS AM
Illinois
$4.12M +$100K +802 +3%
ASRS
103
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$4.06M +$765K +6,117 +27%
Natixis Advisors
104
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$3.91M -$2.13M -17,003 -38%
TPSF
105
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$3.81M -$270K -2,154 -7%
Prudential Financial
106
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$3.63M +$45.8K +366 +1%
MIM
107
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$3.57M +$3.16M +25,249 New
KCM
108
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$3.56M +$3.15M +25,170 New
Nisa Investment Advisors
109
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$3.53M +$37.5K +300 +1%
AllianceBernstein
110
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$3.47M -$174K -1,393 -5%
Canada Life
111
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$3.3M -$104K -830 -3%
SDIC
112
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$3.26M
JG
113
Jefferies Group
New York
$3.25M +$2.88M +23,000 New
MC
114
Martin & Co
Tennessee
$2.83M +$195K +1,560 +8%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
115
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$2.83M -$2.5M -20,000 -50%
MSA
116
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$2.78M -$17.9K -143 -0.7%
WDA
117
Wendell David Associates
New Hampshire
$2.63M -$43.8K -350 -2%
FG
118
Formula Growth
Quebec, Canada
$2.6M
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
119
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$2.58M
SWM
120
SVA Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.25M +$203K +1,626 +11%
Barclays
121
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.22M +$1.55M +12,380 +368%
MWNA
122
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$2.14M +$1.89M +15,125 New
OPERF
123
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$2.12M +$95.4K +762 +5%
SOMRS
124
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$2.02M -$87.6K -700 -5%
SG Americas Securities
125
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.94M +$1.72M +13,755 New

WEX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

265 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WEX (WEX) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $6.74B — up 25% from $5.39B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new WEX positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 44 holders — while 86 added to existing stakes and 87 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Frontier Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $59.1M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $93.9M.

  • 265 institutional investors held WEX (WEX) as of Q4 2017, up from 221 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $6.74B of WEX stock for Q4 2017, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new WEX positions in Q4 2017 and 13 closed out, a net change of +44 holders.
  • The largest WEX buyer in Q4 2017 was Frontier Capital Management, an estimated $59.1M added.
  • The largest WEX seller in Q4 2017 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $93.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.