Westlake Corp
305 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.49B invested in Westlake Corp in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 94 increasing their positions, 107 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
17% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $17.9M | Put options by funds: $15.3M
13% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 47
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.37B → $2.49B (+$119M)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 300 → 305 (+5)
0.73% more ownership
Funds ownership: 27.91% → 28.64% (+0.73%)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 94 | Existing positions reduced: 107
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$172M |
| 2 |
Holocene Advisors
New York
|
+$63M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$45.7M |
| 4 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$31.9M |
| 5 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$24.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$89.4M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$68.1M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$34.5M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$32.8M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$26.7M |
WLK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
305 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Westlake Corp (WLK) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $2.49B — up 5% from $2.37B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new WLK positions and 47 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 94 added to existing stakes and 107 trimmed.
The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $172M. The largest seller was AQR Capital Management, cutting an estimated $89.4M.
- 305 institutional investors held Westlake Corp (WLK) as of Q1 2019, up from 300 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $2.49B of Westlake Corp stock for Q1 2019, up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 53 funds opened new Westlake Corp positions in Q1 2019 and 47 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest Westlake Corp buyer in Q1 2019 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $172M added.
- The largest Westlake Corp seller in Q1 2019 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $89.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.