Walmart Inc
WMT
3,206 hedge funds and large institutions have $166B invested in Walmart Inc in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 269 funds opening new positions, 1,428 increasing their positions, 1,243 reducing their positions, and 105 closing their positions.
156% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 269 | Existing positions closed: 105
20% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.38B | Put options by funds: $2.83B
15% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 94 → 108 (+14)
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,428 | Existing positions reduced: 1,243
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $149B → $166B (+$17.1B)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 3,083 → 3,206 (+123)
71.24% less ownership
Funds ownership: 105.38% → 34.14% (-71%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$1.34B |
| 2 |
Fisher Asset Management
Camas,
Washington
|
+$834M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
+$438M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$333M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$241M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$4.16B |
| 2 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$400M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$386M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$328M |
| 5 |
Swedbank
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
-$296M |
WMT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review
3,206 of the 6,943 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Walmart Inc (WMT) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $166B — up 11% from $149B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 269 funds opened new WMT positions and 105 closed out — a net gain of 164 holders — while 1,428 added to existing stakes and 1,243 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $1.34B. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $4.16B.
- 3,206 institutional investors held Walmart Inc (WMT) as of Q1 2024, up from 3,083 in Q4 2023.
- Funds reported $166B of Walmart Inc stock for Q1 2024, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 269 funds opened new Walmart Inc positions in Q1 2024 and 105 closed out, a net change of +164 holders.
- The largest Walmart Inc buyer in Q1 2024 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $1.34B added.
- The largest Walmart Inc seller in Q1 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.16B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.