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WIW

Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund
WIW

69 hedge funds and large institutions have $252M invested in Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $232M → $252M (+$20.8M)

0.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.57% → 37.31% (+0.74%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 72 → 69 (-3)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 25

30% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
69
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-4.17%
% of All Funds
1.84%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
7
Increased
22
Reduced
25
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
+$10.2M
2
SFPIA
Stevens First Principles Investment Advisors
California
+$5.6M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$2.45M
4
FIMG
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
+$999K
5
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$723K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
-$3.43M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$3.24M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.77M
4
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
-$1.52M
5
IA
Icon Advisers
Colorado
-$1.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RGC
26
Roberts, Glore & Co
Illinois
$1.38M +$198K +19,075 +18%
RJA
27
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.35M +$460K +44,374 +57%
LPL Financial
28
LPL Financial
California
$1.18M -$21.9K -2,111 -2%
LTFS
29
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.17M -$16.7K -1,609 -2%
UR
30
USCA RIA
Texas
$771K +$320K +30,800 +79%
WAM
31
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$683K -$299K -28,847 -32%
GC
32
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$622K – – –
SG Americas Securities
33
SG Americas Securities
New York
$614K -$1.05K -101 -0.2%
SHA
34
Smith Hayes Advisers
Nebraska
$468K +$22.8K +2,200 +5%
KAM
35
Knightsbridge Asset Management
California
$456K -$41.5K -4,000 -9%
WKWM
36
Walter & Keenan Wealth Management
Indiana
$365K – – –
CA
37
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$346K +$3.11K +300 +1%
TG
38
Threshold Group
Washington
$254K +$239K +23,000 New
PR
39
Payden & Rygel
California
$217K – – –
NSIM
40
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$216K +$51.9K +5,000 +34%
TWM
41
Torch Wealth Management
Ohio
$192K +$31 +3 +0%
US Bancorp
42
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$182K – – –
WS
43
Wedbush Securities
California
$179K +$5.2K +501 +3%
CFN
44
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$168K -$384K -37,025 -71%
DIS
45
Diversified Investment Strategies
Louisiana
$161K +$151K +14,600 New
CL
46
CSS LLC
Illinois
$145K +$1.29K +124 +1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
47
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$141K -$53.9K -5,200 -29%
LCS
48
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
$122K – – –
HH
49
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$115K – – –
AIG
50
American International Group
New York
$89K -$22.7K -2,187 -21%
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WIW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

69 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund (WIW) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $252M — up 9% from $232M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of WIW and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 25 trimmed existing stakes and 22 added.

The largest buyer was Sit Investment Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $10.2M. The largest seller was Baird Financial Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.43M sold.

  • 69 institutional investors held Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund (WIW) as of Q1 2016, down from 72 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $252M of Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund stock for Q1 2016, up 9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund positions in Q1 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund buyer in Q1 2016 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $10.2M added.
  • The largest Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund seller in Q1 2016 was Baird Financial Group, an estimated $3.43M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.