Walmart Inc
WMT
1,803 hedge funds and large institutions have $81.2B invested in Walmart Inc in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 110 funds opening new positions, 716 increasing their positions, 738 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.
57% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 110 | Existing positions closed: 70
12% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 57 → 64 (+7)
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $74.8B → $81.2B (+$6.43B)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,776 → 1,803 (+27)
7% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.91B | Put options by funds: $1.78B
0.1% less ownership
Funds ownership: 29.58% → 29.49% (-0.1%)
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 716 | Existing positions reduced: 738
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$239M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$199M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$127M |
| 4 |
Holocene Advisors
New York
|
+$124M |
| 5 |
Adage Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$111M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$299M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$285M |
| 3 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$171M |
| 4 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$127M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$126M |
WMT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
1,803 of the 4,391 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Walmart Inc (WMT) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $81.2B — up 8.6% from $74.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 110 funds opened new WMT positions and 70 closed out — a net gain of 40 holders — while 716 added to existing stakes and 738 trimmed.
The largest buyer was AQR Capital Management, adding an estimated $239M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $299M.
- 1,803 institutional investors held Walmart Inc (WMT) as of Q3 2018, up from 1,776 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $81.2B of Walmart Inc stock for Q3 2018, up 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 110 funds opened new Walmart Inc positions in Q3 2018 and 70 closed out, a net change of +40 holders.
- The largest Walmart Inc buyer in Q3 2018 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $239M added.
- The largest Walmart Inc seller in Q3 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $299M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.