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Williams Companies

715 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.1B invested in Williams Companies in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 94 funds opening new positions, 246 increasing their positions, 284 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

524% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.93B | Put options by funds: $309M

147% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 94 | Existing positions closed: 38

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21.6B → $23.1B (+$1.54B)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 669715 (+46)

0.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.56%82.06% (+0.5%)

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3937 (-2)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 246 | Existing positions reduced: 284

Holders
715
Holders Change
+46
Holders Change %
+6.88%
% of All Funds
20.65%
Holding in Top 10
37
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.13%
% of All Funds
1.07%
New
94
Increased
246
Reduced
284
Closed
38
Calls
$1.93B
Puts
$309M
Net Calls
+$1.62B
Net Calls Change
+$432M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CM
1
Corvex Management
New York
$1.69B +$1.14B +28,079,694 +206%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.38B -$32.3M -796,348 -2%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.18B -$37.9M -936,280 -3%
SCP
4
Soroban Capital Partners
New York
$852M +$144M +3,564,599 +20%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$832M -$318M -7,852,389 -28%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$813M -$171M -4,228,040 -17%
JP Morgan Chase
7
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$710M -$297M -7,321,340 -30%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$708M +$5.82M +143,569 +0.8%
Franklin Resources
9
Franklin Resources
California
$489M -$80M -1,973,720 -14%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$458M +$79.6M +1,965,020 +21%
IIS
11
Ignis Investment Services
United Kingdom
$402M +$39.8M +981,519 New
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$391M -$35.3M -871,832 -8%
BFA
13
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$358M +$45.4M +1,120,613 +15%
KACA
14
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
California
$349M -$49.2M -1,213,747 -12%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$336M -$1.28M -31,555 -0.4%
Neuberger Berman Group
16
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$335M +$4.05M +99,853 +1%
TCA
17
Tortoise Capital Advisors
Kansas
$292M +$13.6M +335,820 +5%
SC
18
Sculptor Capital
New York
$287M +$56.3M +1,388,598 +24%
Principal Financial Group
19
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$257M +$391K +9,650 +0.2%
Federated Hermes
20
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$250M +$71.3M +1,759,217 +40%
FTCM
21
Fir Tree Capital Management
New York
$230M -$16.8M -415,000 -7%
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$218M +$16.1M +396,199 +8%
TCIM
23
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$217M -$3.32M -81,907 -2%
Norges Bank
24
Norges Bank
Norway
$206M
BG
25
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$203M +$15.4M +380,748 +8%

WMB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

715 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Williams Companies (WMB) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $23.1B — up 7.1% from $21.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 94 funds opened new WMB positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 56 holders — while 246 added to existing stakes and 284 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Corvex Management, adding an estimated $1.14B. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $318M.

  • 715 institutional investors held Williams Companies (WMB) as of Q1 2014, up from 669 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $23.1B of Williams Companies stock for Q1 2014, up 7.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 94 funds opened new Williams Companies positions in Q1 2014 and 38 closed out, a net change of +56 holders.
  • The largest Williams Companies buyer in Q1 2014 was Corvex Management, an estimated $1.14B added.
  • The largest Williams Companies seller in Q1 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $318M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.