Wells Fargo
WFC
1,954 hedge funds and large institutions have $160B invested in Wells Fargo in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 96 funds opening new positions, 669 increasing their positions, 953 reducing their positions, and 132 closing their positions.
0.75% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.91% → 75.17% (-0.75%)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $167B → $160B (-$6.87B)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 2,016 → 1,954 (-62)
5% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 120 → 114 (-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: 132
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 669 | Existing positions reduced: 953
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$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 4,625 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Wells Fargo (WFC) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $160B — down 4.1% from $167B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 132 funds closed out of WFC and 96 opened new positions — a net loss of 36 holders — while 953 trimmed existing stakes and 669 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 2,016 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $160B of Wells Fargo stock for Q2 2019, down 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 96 funds opened new Wells Fargo positions in Q2 2019 and 132 closed out, a net change of -36 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.