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Williams Companies
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787 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.7B invested in Williams Companies in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 313 increasing their positions, 297 reducing their positions, and 118 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

70% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.21B | Put options by funds: $1.3B

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 313 | Existing positions reduced: 297

3.38% less ownership

Funds ownership: 86.23% → 82.85% (-3.4%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 846 → 787 (-59)

38% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $36.9B → $22.7B (-$14.1B)

48% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 73 → 38 (-35)

48% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 118

Holders
787
Holders Change
-59
Holders Change %
-6.97%
% of All Funds
21.97%
Holding in Top 10
38
Holding in Top 10 Change
-35
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-47.95%
% of All Funds
1.06%
New
61
Increased
313
Reduced
297
Closed
118
Calls
$2.21B
Puts
$1.3B
Net Calls
+$912M
Net Calls Change
-$1.15B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$280M
2
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
+$186M
3
FTCM
Fir Tree Capital Management
New York
+$175M
4
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
+$174M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$147M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JSP
Jackson Square Partners
California
-$496M
2
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
-$338M
3
YCMGA
York Capital Management Global Advisors
New York
-$331M
4
SIG
Senator Investment Group
New York
-$299M
5
JP
Jana Partners
New York
-$242M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CIM
826
CenturyLink Investment Management
Colorado
– -$2.27M -39,547 Closed
SAS
827
Sarbit Advisory Services
Manitoba, Canada
– -$1.72M -30,000 Closed
CIBC World Market
828
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
– -$1.48M -25,799 Closed
JT
829
Jump Trading
Illinois
– -$1.47M -25,640 Closed
CI
830
CAZ Investments
Texas
– -$1.44M -25,022 Closed
ACPU
831
Arrowgrass Capital Partners (US)
Delaware
– -$1.44M -25,000 Closed
PP
832
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
– -$1.35M -23,489 Closed
LNC
833
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
– -$1.28M -22,847 Closed
GOCM
834
Green Owl Capital Management
New York
– -$1.15M -20,000 Closed
QT
835
Quantbot Technologies
New York
– -$1.14M -19,837 Closed
UOC
836
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
– -$993K -17,295 Closed
ACM
837
AKRE Capital Management
Virginia
– -$926K -16,140 Closed
CCM
838
Corsair Capital Management
New York
– -$835K -14,555 Closed
SI
839
Standard Investments
New York
– -$707K -12,326 Closed
SWM
840
Strategic Wealth Management
Washington
– -$694K -12,100 Closed
GIA
841
Guyasuta Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
– -$689K -12,020 Closed
BAS
842
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
– -$677K -11,810 Closed
MCM
843
Mazama Capital Management
Oregon
– -$652K -11,363 Closed
FIM
844
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
– -$644K -11,225 Closed
Mackenzie Financial
845
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
– -$641K -11,171 Closed
CCB
846
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
– -$602K -10,483 Closed
Acadian Asset Management
847
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$597K -10,400 Closed
CPS
848
Counsel Portfolio Services
Ontario, Canada
– -$597K -10,400 Closed
ST
849
Sentinel Trust
Texas
– -$546K -9,511 Closed
ECM
850
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
– -$522K -9,101 Closed
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WMB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

787 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Williams Companies (WMB) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $22.7B — down 38% from $36.9B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 118 funds closed out of WMB and 61 opened new positions — a net loss of 57 holders — while 297 trimmed existing stakes and 313 added.

The largest buyer was D.E. Shaw & Co, adding an estimated $280M. The largest seller was Jackson Square Partners, cutting an estimated $496M.

  • 787 institutional investors held Williams Companies (WMB) as of Q3 2015, down from 846 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $22.7B of Williams Companies stock for Q3 2015, down 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 61 funds opened new Williams Companies positions in Q3 2015 and 118 closed out, a net change of -57 holders.
  • The largest Williams Companies buyer in Q3 2015 was D.E. Shaw & Co, an estimated $280M added.
  • The largest Williams Companies seller in Q3 2015 was Jackson Square Partners, an estimated $496M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.