Westlake Corp
300 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.37B invested in Westlake Corp in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 79 increasing their positions, 120 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
1.94% less ownership
Funds ownership: 29.85% → 27.91% (-1.9%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 311 → 300 (-11)
15% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 68
26% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.19B → $2.37B (-$822M)
29% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.72M | Put options by funds: $12.4M
34% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 79 | Existing positions reduced: 120
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$32.7M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$30.5M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$27.2M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$25.9M |
| 5 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$17.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$58.8M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$34.7M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$28.1M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$24.1M |
| 5 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$21.3M |
WLK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
300 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Westlake Corp (WLK) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.37B — down 26% from $3.19B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 68 funds closed out of WLK and 58 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 120 trimmed existing stakes and 79 added.
The largest buyer was Federated Hermes, adding an estimated $32.7M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $58.8M.
- 300 institutional investors held Westlake Corp (WLK) as of Q4 2018, down from 311 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $2.37B of Westlake Corp stock for Q4 2018, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 58 funds opened new Westlake Corp positions in Q4 2018 and 68 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
- The largest Westlake Corp buyer in Q4 2018 was Federated Hermes, an estimated $32.7M added.
- The largest Westlake Corp seller in Q4 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $58.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.