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WIW

Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund

88 hedge funds and large institutions have $321M invested in Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 19

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 7

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $282M → $321M (+$39.2M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8588 (+3)

0.56% less ownership

Funds ownership: 45.99%45.43% (-0.56%)

Holders
88
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.53%
% of All Funds
1.73%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
11
Increased
38
Reduced
19
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$56M -$24.5M -2,190,609 -31%
SIA
2
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$51.2M +$6.9M +617,469 +16%
1CP
3
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$36.5M +$764K +68,400 +2%
RCM
4
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$36.4M +$5.39M +482,462 +18%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$22.9M +$1.79M +160,591 +9%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$11.3M +$554K +49,607 +5%
HighTower Advisors
7
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$9.58M +$239K +21,413 +3%
BL
8
BFSG LLC
California
$9.42M -$279K -24,925 -3%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.86M +$558K +49,883 +7%
KIM
10
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$8.01M -$226K -20,195 -3%
Janney Montgomery Scott
11
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$5.54M +$27.4K +2,450 +0.5%
BCWM
12
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Ohio
$5.04M +$1.66M +148,115 +51%
RGC
13
Roberts, Glore & Co
Illinois
$5.01M +$1.79M +159,826 +58%
WAM
14
Wakefield Asset Management
Colorado
$3.78M +$27.9K +2,500 +0.8%
Baird Financial Group
15
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$3.59M -$64.5K -5,768 -2%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
16
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$3.27M +$63K +5,637 +2%
AAM
17
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$3.22M +$105K +9,404 +3%
PVWM
18
Point View Wealth Management
New Jersey
$2.42M -$68.9K -6,165 -3%
GWI
19
Grace & White Inc
New York
$2.38M
PCM
20
PenderFund Capital Management
British Columbia, Canada
$2.25M +$1.12M +100,000 +200%
MC
21
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$2.12M +$2.06M +183,916 New
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.04M -$44.1K -3,948 -2%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
23
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$1.87M +$5.22K +467 +0.3%
NSIM
24
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$1.82M +$264K +23,654 +18%
UBS Group
25
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.73M -$101K -9,047 -6%

WIW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

88 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund (WIW) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $321M — up 14% from $282M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new WIW positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sit Investment Associates, adding an estimated $6.9M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $24.5M.

  • 88 institutional investors held Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund (WIW) as of Q4 2019, up from 85 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $321M of Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund stock for Q4 2019, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund positions in Q4 2019 and 7 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund buyer in Q4 2019 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $6.9M added.
  • The largest Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund seller in Q4 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $24.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.