Wells Fargo
WFC
1,954 hedge funds and large institutions have $159B invested in Wells Fargo in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 96 funds opening new positions, 668 increasing their positions, 955 reducing their positions, and 131 closing their positions.
0.75% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.83% → 75.08% (-0.75%)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $166B → $159B (-$7.03B)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 2,015 → 1,954 (-61)
5% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 119 → 113 (-6)
16% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.9B | Put options by funds: $2.26B
27% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 96 | Existing positions closed: 131
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 668 | Existing positions reduced: 955
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$971M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$314M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$242M |
| 4 |
LP
Longview Partners
St Peter Port,
Guernsey
|
+$238M |
| 5 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$228M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MAM
Magellan Asset Management
Sydney,
Australia
|
-$1.09B |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.01B |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$755M |
| 4 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$570M |
| 5 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
-$505M |
WFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
1,954 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Wells Fargo (WFC) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $159B — down 4.2% from $166B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 131 funds closed out of WFC and 96 opened new positions — a net loss of 35 holders — while 955 trimmed existing stakes and 668 added.
The largest buyer was Nuveen, adding an estimated $971M. The largest seller was Magellan Asset Management, cutting an estimated $1.09B.
- 1,954 institutional investors held Wells Fargo (WFC) as of Q2 2019, down from 2,015 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $159B of Wells Fargo stock for Q2 2019, down 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 96 funds opened new Wells Fargo positions in Q2 2019 and 131 closed out, a net change of -35 holders.
- The largest Wells Fargo buyer in Q2 2019 was Nuveen, an estimated $971M added.
- The largest Wells Fargo seller in Q2 2019 was Magellan Asset Management, an estimated $1.09B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.