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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
RA
1
Royce & Associates
New York
$234M -$51.9M -1,017,094 -18%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$146M +$1.54M +30,142 +1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$107M -$42.2M -828,278 -29%
Federated Hermes
4
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$80.2M +$23.7M +463,808 +43%
WBC
5
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$75.4M -$2.42M -47,354 -3%
Adage Capital Partners
6
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$67.2M -$3.57M -70,000 -5%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$47.4M -$5.58M -109,312 -11%
VBCP
8
Vollero Beach Capital Partners
New York
$47.2M +$2.56M +50,204 +6%
Prudential Financial
9
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$47.1M +$45.6M +894,860 +16,294%
PC
10
PointState Capital
New York
$46.5M +$1.06M +20,764 +2%
NRECA
11
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Virginia
$46.1M – – –
TCIM
12
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$46M -$8.47M -166,038 -16%
Citadel Advisors
13
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$45.5M +$12M +235,840 +37%
Norges Bank
14
Norges Bank
Norway
$42.6M -$11.4M -223,252 -22%
State Street
15
State Street
Massachusetts
$42.5M +$14.8M +290,498 +56%
SCA
16
SAC Capital Advisors
Connecticut
$39.2M -$28.8M -564,800 -43%
American Century Companies
17
American Century Companies
Missouri
$39.1M -$8.05M -157,910 -17%
D.E. Shaw & Co
18
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$37M +$22M +430,610 +155%
Renaissance Technologies
19
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$35.9M +$2.95M +57,800 +9%
Millennium Management
20
Millennium Management
New York
$30.9M -$3.57M -69,934 -11%
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$27.9M -$532K -10,422 -2%
EAM
22
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$27.4M -$86.1K -1,688 -0.3%
SO
23
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$25.6M – – –
MP
24
MSD Partners
New York
$25.2M +$4.73M +92,762 +24%
Balyasny Asset Management
25
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$23.9M +$16.1M +316,148 +226%
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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.