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282 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.18B invested in Westlake Corp in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 81 funds opening new positions, 86 increasing their positions, 84 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

120% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 11 (+6)

113% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 81 | Existing positions closed: 38

96% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $38.7M | Put options by funds: $19.7M

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.34B → $4.18B (+$835M)

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 241 → 282 (+41)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 86 | Existing positions reduced: 84

0.8% less ownership

Funds ownership: 31.15% → 30.36% (-0.8%)

Holders
282
Holders Change
+41
Holders Change %
+17.01%
% of All Funds
6.4%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+120%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
81
Increased
86
Reduced
84
Closed
38
Calls
$38.7M
Puts
$19.7M
Net Calls
+$18.9M
Net Calls Change
+$4.28M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$270M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$42.5M
3
RCAMU
Rothschild & Co Asset Management US
Connecticut
+$38M
4
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
+$30.6M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$26.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCP
Soroban Capital Partners
New York
-$116M
2
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$115M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$77.4M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$57M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$55.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TAM
126
Tyers Asset Management
Texas
$2.46M +$713K +7,700 +50%
VFM
127
Viking Fund Management
North Dakota
$2.45M -$1.57M -17,000 -43%
VI
128
Versor Investments
New York
$2.41M +$2.09M +22,600 New
B
129
Barings
North Carolina
$2.39M +$1.4M +15,100 +205%
PCMI
130
Paradigm Capital Management Inc
New York
$2.39M – – –
MF
131
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
$2.36M +$2.06M +22,187 New
SCM
132
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2.32M +$2.01M +21,739 New
Fidelity International
133
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$2.26M -$1.16M -12,518 -37%
ZIM
134
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$2.16M +$23.2K +250 +1%
HCM
135
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$2.13M -$16.5M -178,511 -90%
WAM
136
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$2.13M -$1.85M -20,000 -50%
Aviva
137
Aviva
United Kingdom
$2.11M -$338K -3,644 -16%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
138
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$2.04M +$1.77M +19,155 New
AG
139
Aperio Group
California
$1.98M +$88.7K +957 +5%
RCM
140
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$1.97M +$566K +6,110 +49%
CIP
141
Convergence Investment Partners
Florida
$1.96M +$1.71M +18,440 New
FQ
142
First Quadrant
California
$1.93M – – –
HC
143
Hampstead Capital
United Kingdom
$1.92M -$2.04M -22,000 -55%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
144
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$1.86M -$18.1K -195 -1%
HI
145
HBK Investments
Texas
$1.82M +$1.58M +17,100 New
AAM
146
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1.82M +$1.09M +11,819 +226%
ARTA
147
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$1.8M +$1.57M +16,900 New
GHCM
148
Glen Harbor Capital Management
California
$1.79M +$519K +5,600 +50%
HSBC Holdings
149
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.77M -$8.57M -92,525 -85%
BFS
150
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$1.67M +$9.27K +100 +0.6%
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WLK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

282 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Westlake Corp (WLK) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $4.18B — up 25% from $3.34B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 81 funds opened new WLK positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 43 holders — while 86 added to existing stakes and 84 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $270M. The largest seller was Soroban Capital Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $116M sold.

  • 282 institutional investors held Westlake Corp (WLK) as of Q4 2017, up from 241 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $4.18B of Westlake Corp stock for Q4 2017, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 81 funds opened new Westlake Corp positions in Q4 2017 and 38 closed out, a net change of +43 holders.
  • The largest Westlake Corp buyer in Q4 2017 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $270M added.
  • The largest Westlake Corp seller in Q4 2017 was Soroban Capital Partners, an estimated $116M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.