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Westlake Corp

265 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.83B invested in Westlake Corp in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 106 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

206% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $72.6M | Put options by funds: $23.7M

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 (+2)

0.45% more ownership

Funds ownership: 29.27%29.72% (+0.45%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 280265 (-15)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.59B → $2.83B (-$755M)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 106

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 53

Holders
265
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-5.36%
% of All Funds
7.06%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
40
Increased
81
Reduced
106
Closed
53
Calls
$72.6M
Puts
$23.7M
Net Calls
+$48.9M
Net Calls Change
+$49.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$258M +$54.6M +852,567 +31%
Select Equity Group
2
Select Equity Group
New York
$256M +$55.7M +869,195 +32%
RA
3
Royce & Associates
New York
$142M -$7.04M -109,800 -5%
Citadel Advisors
4
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$132M +$60.9M +950,768 +108%
D.E. Shaw & Co
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$115M -$4.49M -70,100 -4%
GTP
6
Global Thematic Partners
New York
$109M +$4.32M +67,363 +5%
Schroder Investment Management Group
7
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$77.2M +$7.38M +115,200 +12%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$75.5M +$214K +3,333 +0.3%
Millennium Management
9
Millennium Management
New York
$64.5M +$24.1M +375,513 +72%
JIR
10
James Investment Research
Ohio
$63.8M -$1.33M -20,803 -2%
NRECA
11
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Virginia
$62M
Dimensional Fund Advisors
12
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$56.9M -$9.14M -142,653 -15%
Federated Hermes
13
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$55.9M -$2.85M -44,407 -5%
State Street
14
State Street
Massachusetts
$55.8M +$1.25M +19,456 +3%
Balyasny Asset Management
15
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$52.9M +$47.1M +735,214 New
TCIM
16
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$52.1M +$1.66M +25,863 +4%
Prudential Financial
17
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$51.5M -$39.8M -621,000 -46%
Renaissance Technologies
18
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$38.7M -$16.3M -255,000 -32%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$34.8M
Axa
20
Axa
France
$33.4M -$2.66M -41,500 -8%
AQR Capital Management
21
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$32.8M +$2.27M +35,460 +8%
Adage Capital Partners
22
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$32.5M +$7.05M +109,959 +32%
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$30.1M -$2.26M -35,244 -8%
N
24
Natixis
France
$28.8M +$25.6M +400,000 New
Ameriprise
25
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$26.9M -$15.6M -243,592 -39%

WLK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

265 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Westlake Corp (WLK) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $2.83B — down 21% from $3.59B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 53 funds closed out of WLK and 40 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 106 trimmed existing stakes and 81 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $60.9M. The largest seller was Americafirst Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.21B sold.

  • 265 institutional investors held Westlake Corp (WLK) as of Q1 2015, down from 280 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.83B of Westlake Corp stock for Q1 2015, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new Westlake Corp positions in Q1 2015 and 53 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest Westlake Corp buyer in Q1 2015 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $60.9M added.
  • The largest Westlake Corp seller in Q1 2015 was Americafirst Capital Management, an estimated $1.21B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.