Westlake Corp
WLK
262 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.59B invested in Westlake Corp in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.
2% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 47
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 265 → 262 (-3)
1.26% less ownership
Funds ownership: 29.72% → 28.46% (-1.3%)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.83B → $2.59B (-$238M)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 94
40% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $11.8M | Put options by funds: $19.7M
67% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$84.7M |
| 2 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$30.3M |
| 3 |
HCM
Highline Capital Management
New York
|
+$28M |
| 4 |
Adage Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$19.8M |
| 5 |
SO
STRS Ohio
Columbus,
Ohio
|
+$14.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$35.9M |
| 2 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$30.3M |
| 3 |
N
Natixis
Paris,
France
|
-$28.8M |
| 4 |
JIM
Jupiter Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$22.9M |
| 5 |
HCM
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
|
-$21.7M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MYAM
301
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$271K | -3,770 | Closed |
|
|
AI
302
Atria Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$261K | -3,624 | Closed |
|
303
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
| – | -$246K | -3,420 | Closed |
|
|
BA
304
Bridgewater Associates
Westport,
Connecticut
| – | -$235K | -3,270 | Closed |
|
|
NIT
305
NumerixS Investment Technologies
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
| – | -$216K | -3,000 | Closed |
|
|
HFS
306
HL Financial Services
Louisville,
Kentucky
| – | -$206K | -2,866 | Closed |
|
|
PHK
307
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
| – | -$138K | -1,915 | Closed |
|
|
OAM
308
Orinda Asset Management
Lafayette,
California
| – | -$133K | -1,852 | Closed |
|
309
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$1K | -15 | Closed |
|
WLK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
262 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Westlake Corp (WLK) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $2.59B — down 8.4% from $2.83B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 47 funds closed out of WLK and 46 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 94 trimmed existing stakes and 84 added.
The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $84.7M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $35.9M.
- 262 institutional investors held Westlake Corp (WLK) as of Q2 2015, down from 265 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $2.59B of Westlake Corp stock for Q2 2015, down 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 46 funds opened new Westlake Corp positions in Q2 2015 and 47 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Westlake Corp buyer in Q2 2015 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $84.7M added.
- The largest Westlake Corp seller in Q2 2015 was Millennium Management, an estimated $35.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.