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John Wiley & Sons Class A

240 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.5B invested in John Wiley & Sons Class A in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 86 increasing their positions, 80 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 15

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.31B → $2.5B (+$193M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 233240 (+7)

2.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 85.02%87.42% (+2.4%)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 86 | Existing positions reduced: 80

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

Holders
240
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+3%
% of All Funds
6.93%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
24
Increased
86
Reduced
80
Closed
15
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Franklin Resources
1
Franklin Resources
California
$237M +$7.51M +135,043 +3%
Capital Research Global Investors
2
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$203M +$6.11M +110,000 +3%
AAMU
3
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$198M -$1.9M -34,121 -1%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$166M -$3M -53,900 -2%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$127M +$58.2M +1,046,158 +90%
CIP
6
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$90.6M +$80K +1,440 +0.1%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$82.4M +$5.67K +102 +0%
Mawer Investment Management
8
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$78.9M -$2.1M -37,777 -3%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$75.4M +$2.25M +40,514 +3%
Fidelity Investments
10
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$71.6M +$62.9M +1,132,360 +1,024%
Bank of New York Mellon
11
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$69.5M +$192K +3,450 +0.3%
BFA
12
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$68.9M -$3.91M -70,291 -6%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
13
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$59.5M -$200K -3,590 -0.3%
VBA
14
Van Berkom & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$50.7M -$299K -5,386 -0.6%
HIM
15
Hermes Investment Management
United Kingdom
$49.7M -$7.81M -140,478 -14%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$46.5M -$1.9M -34,117 -4%
TCM
17
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$43.5M -$7.6M -136,750 -15%
Schroder Investment Management Group
18
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$43M +$16.6M +299,517 +67%
RA
19
Royce & Associates
New York
$34.1M -$1.45M -26,000 -4%
HCM
20
Huber Capital Management
California
$29.7M -$1.7M -30,560 -6%
Norges Bank
21
Norges Bank
Norway
$25.8M
CC
22
Cannell & Co
New York
$24.5M +$23.6M +424,219 New
SAM
23
Sentinel Asset Management
Vermont
$23M -$8.78M -158,030 -28%
BHC
24
Bowen Hanes & Co
Florida
$21.4M -$1.11M -20,000 -5%
Northern Trust
25
Northern Trust
Illinois
$20.6M -$416K -7,475 -2%

WLY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

240 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in John Wiley & Sons Class A (WLY) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $2.5B — up 8.4% from $2.31B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new WLY positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 86 added to existing stakes and 80 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $62.9M. The largest seller was Vulcan Value Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $27.8M sold.

  • 240 institutional investors held John Wiley & Sons Class A (WLY) as of Q1 2014, up from 233 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.5B of John Wiley & Sons Class A stock for Q1 2014, up 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new John Wiley & Sons Class A positions in Q1 2014 and 15 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest John Wiley & Sons Class A buyer in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $62.9M added.
  • The largest John Wiley & Sons Class A seller in Q1 2014 was Vulcan Value Partners, an estimated $27.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.