Wells Fargo
WFC
1,938 hedge funds and large institutions have $164B invested in Wells Fargo in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 107 funds opening new positions, 715 increasing their positions, 879 reducing their positions, and 108 closing their positions.
8% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 113 → 122 (+9)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $159B → $164B (+$4.25B)
1% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.8B | Put options by funds: $2.79B
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,954 → 1,938 (-16)
1% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 107 | Existing positions closed: 108
1.42% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.08% → 73.66% (-1.4%)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 715 | Existing positions reduced: 879
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$704M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$249M |
| 3 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
+$183M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$141M |
| 5 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$134M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Berkshire Hathaway
Omaha,
Nebraska
|
-$1.48B |
| 2 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.1B |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$426M |
| 4 |
BBHC
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
|
-$385M |
| 5 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$303M |
WFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
1,938 of the 4,561 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Wells Fargo (WFC) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $164B — up 2.7% from $159B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 108 funds closed out of WFC and 107 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 879 trimmed existing stakes and 715 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $704M. The largest seller was Berkshire Hathaway, cutting an estimated $1.48B.
- 1,938 institutional investors held Wells Fargo (WFC) as of Q3 2019, down from 1,954 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $164B of Wells Fargo stock for Q3 2019, up 2.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 107 funds opened new Wells Fargo positions in Q3 2019 and 108 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Wells Fargo buyer in Q3 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $704M added.
- The largest Wells Fargo seller in Q3 2019 was Berkshire Hathaway, an estimated $1.48B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.