Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
WFM was delisted on the 25th of August, 2017.
642 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.7B invested in Whole Foods Market Inc in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 88 funds opening new positions, 190 increasing their positions, 284 reducing their positions, and 93 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 6 (+3)
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.2B → $11.7B (+$1.55B)
5% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $344M | Put options by funds: $328M
5% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 88 | Existing positions closed: 93
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 656 → 642 (-14)
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 190 | Existing positions reduced: 284
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$218M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$136M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$67.7M |
| 4 |
SCM
Shapiro Capital Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$63.4M |
| 5 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
+$60.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sands Capital Management
Arlington,
Virginia
|
-$388M |
| 2 |
HMP
HS Management Partners
New York
|
-$96.8M |
| 3 |
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$58.3M |
| 4 |
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
-$52.7M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$52M |
WFM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
642 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Whole Foods Market Inc (WFM) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $11.7B — up 15% from $10.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 93 funds closed out of WFM and 88 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 284 trimmed existing stakes and 190 added.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $218M. The largest seller was Sands Capital Management, cutting an estimated $388M.
- 642 institutional investors held Whole Foods Market Inc (WFM) as of Q4 2015, down from 656 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $11.7B of Whole Foods Market Inc stock for Q4 2015, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 88 funds opened new Whole Foods Market Inc positions in Q4 2015 and 93 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest Whole Foods Market Inc buyer in Q4 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $218M added.
- The largest Whole Foods Market Inc seller in Q4 2015 was Sands Capital Management, an estimated $388M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.