Wells Fargo
WFC
1,898 hedge funds and large institutions have $212B invested in Wells Fargo in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 161 funds opening new positions, 851 increasing their positions, 658 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.
137% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 161 | Existing positions closed: 68
29% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 851 | Existing positions reduced: 658
6% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 381 → 403 (+22)
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $200B → $212B (+$11.4B)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,827 → 1,898 (+71)
0.1% more ownership
Funds ownership: 76.36% → 76.46% (+0.1%)
15% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.56B | Put options by funds: $1.83B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Berkshire Hathaway
Omaha,
Nebraska
|
+$511M |
| 2 |
MAM
Magellan Asset Management
Sydney,
Australia
|
+$370M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$370M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$268M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$266M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$513M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$446M |
| 3 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$282M |
| 4 |
LPU
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$258M |
| 5 |
DSA
Davis Selected Advisers
Tucson,
Arizona
|
-$229M |
WFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
1,898 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Wells Fargo (WFC) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $212B — up 5.7% from $200B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 161 funds opened new WFC positions and 68 closed out — a net gain of 93 holders — while 851 added to existing stakes and 658 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Berkshire Hathaway, adding an estimated $511M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $513M.
- 1,898 institutional investors held Wells Fargo (WFC) as of Q4 2015, up from 1,827 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $212B of Wells Fargo stock for Q4 2015, up 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 161 funds opened new Wells Fargo positions in Q4 2015 and 68 closed out, a net change of +93 holders.
- The largest Wells Fargo buyer in Q4 2015 was Berkshire Hathaway, an estimated $511M added.
- The largest Wells Fargo seller in Q4 2015 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $513M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.