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219 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.09B invested in Westlake Corp in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

115% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 20

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 199 → 219 (+20)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.02B → $2.09B (+$68.8M)

4% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $18M | Put options by funds: $18.7M

3.83% less ownership

Funds ownership: 63.52% → 59.69% (-3.8%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 83

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)

Holders
219
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+10.05%
% of All Funds
7.1%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
43
Increased
74
Reduced
83
Closed
20
Calls
$18M
Puts
$18.7M
Net Calls
-$685K
Net Calls Change
-$77.9M

Top Buyers

1
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
+$45.6M
2
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
+$23.7M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$22M
4
Axa
Axa
France
+$17M
5
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
+$16.1M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$69.1M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$51.9M
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$42.2M
4
SCA
SAC Capital Advisors
Connecticut
-$28.8M
5
PMAM
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$24.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CC
26
Carlson Capital
Texas
$22.9M -$11.4M -224,360 -34%
JIR
27
James Investment Research
Ohio
$20.8M +$11.3M +222,484 +127%
SI
28
Scout Investments
Missouri
$19.4M +$1.03M +20,238 +6%
TA
29
Teachers Advisors
New York
$18.9M +$1.29M +25,196 +7%
ARC
30
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$18.5M -$4.72M -92,458 -21%
FQ
31
First Quadrant
California
$18.3M -$2.35M -46,000 -12%
Axa
32
Axa
France
$18.1M +$17M +332,600 +2,482%
Principal Financial Group
33
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$18M -$9.36M -183,500 -35%
Wells Fargo
34
Wells Fargo
California
$16.8M +$2.13M +41,850 +15%
Ameriprise
35
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$16.6M +$3.7M +72,462 +30%
BFA
36
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$16M +$748K +14,664 +5%
CII
37
CR Intrinsic Investors
Connecticut
$15.7M +$2.55M +50,000 +20%
BTP
38
Bloom Tree Partners
New York
$14.7M – – –
FIM
39
Foresters Investment Management
New York
$14.3M +$14M +273,580 New
SC
40
Sculptor Capital
New York
$13.3M +$185K +3,622 +1%
BIM
41
BRC Investment Management
Colorado
$12.8M +$12M +235,374 +2,642%
Bank of New York Mellon
42
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$12.4M -$126K -2,478 -1%
Geode Capital Management
43
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$12.2M +$1.39M +27,262 +13%
Two Sigma Investments
44
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$10.6M +$2.39M +46,762 +30%
MWNA
45
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$10.3M -$1.27M -24,940 -11%
AQR Capital Management
46
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$10.2M +$4.72M +92,550 +91%
O
47
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$9.52M -$13.3K -260 -0.1%
QI
48
QS Investors
New York
$9.39M -$13.3M -259,800 -59%
LCP
49
Longbow Capital Partners
New York
$9.01M -$2.07M -40,630 -19%
Northern Trust
50
Northern Trust
Illinois
$8.88M +$124K +2,432 +1%
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WLK Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

219 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Westlake Corp (WLK) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $2.09B — up 3.4% from $2.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new WLK positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 74 added to existing stakes and 83 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Prudential Financial, adding an estimated $45.6M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $69.1M.

  • 219 institutional investors held Westlake Corp (WLK) as of Q3 2013, up from 199 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.09B of Westlake Corp stock for Q3 2013, up 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new Westlake Corp positions in Q3 2013 and 20 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest Westlake Corp buyer in Q3 2013 was Prudential Financial, an estimated $45.6M added.
  • The largest Westlake Corp seller in Q3 2013 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $69.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.