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245 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.54B invested in Westlake Corp in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 87 increasing their positions, 92 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 27

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.38B → $2.54B (+$159M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 231 → 245 (+14)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 87 | Existing positions reduced: 92

29.54% less ownership

Funds ownership: 58.34% → 28.8% (-30%)

51% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.91M | Put options by funds: $18.1M

Holders
245
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+6.06%
% of All Funds
7.08%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
44
Increased
87
Reduced
92
Closed
27
Calls
$8.91M
Puts
$18.1M
Net Calls
-$9.16M
Net Calls Change
-$8.4M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Select Equity Group
Select Equity Group
New York
+$108M
2
CCI
Columbus Circle Investors
+$22.8M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$18M
4
AC
Allstate Corporation
Illinois
+$17.1M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$16.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCA
SAC Capital Advisors
Connecticut
-$55.1M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$54.5M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$27.4M
4
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
-$26.9M
5
Adage Capital Partners
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$26.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RA
1
Royce & Associates
New York
$211M -$54.5M -857,000 -21%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$192M +$5.43M +85,422 +3%
Select Equity Group
3
Select Equity Group
New York
$112M +$108M +1,695,186 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$97.1M +$16.6M +261,615 +22%
WBC
5
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$92.3M -$2.49M -39,210 -3%
Prudential Financial
6
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$74.5M +$186K +2,920 +0.3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
7
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$74M -$18.1M -285,158 -20%
Federated Hermes
8
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$73M -$11.5M -180,510 -14%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$70M +$2.64M +41,501 +4%
NRECA
10
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Virginia
$57M – – –
Renaissance Technologies
11
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$54.3M +$4.05M +63,800 +8%
TCIM
12
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$54.3M -$1.19M -18,748 -2%
JIR
13
James Investment Research
Ohio
$43.3M +$855K +13,455 +2%
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$42.6M +$2.97M +46,787 +8%
American Century Companies
15
American Century Companies
Missouri
$41.3M -$6.31M -99,330 -14%
Millennium Management
16
Millennium Management
New York
$40.1M +$18M +282,880 +88%
TA
17
Teachers Advisors
New York
$37.6M +$13.6M +214,038 +61%
Norges Bank
18
Norges Bank
Norway
$37.1M -$3.78M -59,536 -10%
SCA
19
SAC Capital Advisors
Connecticut
$35.6M -$55.1M -866,632 -62%
NFA
20
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$35.3M +$5.67M +89,190 +20%
SO
21
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$34.4M – – –
State Street
22
State Street
Massachusetts
$32M +$620K +9,758 +2%
Balyasny Asset Management
23
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$31.4M -$6.9M -108,643 -19%
Morgan Stanley
24
Morgan Stanley
New York
$27.1M +$16.9M +265,968 +186%
Adage Capital Partners
25
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$26.1M -$26.7M -420,000 -52%
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WLK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

245 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Westlake Corp (WLK) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $2.54B — up 6.7% from $2.38B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new WLK positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 87 added to existing stakes and 92 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Select Equity Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $108M. The largest seller was SAC Capital Advisors, cutting an estimated $55.1M.

  • 245 institutional investors held Westlake Corp (WLK) as of Q1 2014, up from 231 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.54B of Westlake Corp stock for Q1 2014, up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new Westlake Corp positions in Q1 2014 and 27 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Westlake Corp buyer in Q1 2014 was Select Equity Group, an estimated $108M added.
  • The largest Westlake Corp seller in Q1 2014 was SAC Capital Advisors, an estimated $55.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.