Wingstop
WING
211 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.26B invested in Wingstop in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 82 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.
32% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 25
25% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.81B → $2.26B (+$456M)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 206 → 211 (+5)
10% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.37M | Put options by funds: $7.62M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
5.44% less ownership
Funds ownership: 118.53% → 113.1% (-5.4%)
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 82
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$42.7M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$18.6M |
| 3 |
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$14.5M |
| 4 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$13.8M |
| 5 |
CTA
Carillon Tower Advisers
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$11.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$39M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$27.3M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$24.3M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$18.2M |
| 5 |
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
|
-$16.2M |
WING Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
211 of the 4,391 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Wingstop (WING) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $2.26B — up 25% from $1.81B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new WING positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 82 trimmed.
The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $42.7M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $39M.
- 211 institutional investors held Wingstop (WING) as of Q3 2018, up from 206 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $2.26B of Wingstop stock for Q3 2018, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new Wingstop positions in Q3 2018 and 25 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest Wingstop buyer in Q3 2018 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $42.7M added.
- The largest Wingstop seller in Q3 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $39M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.