Petco
WOOF
194 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.29B invested in Petco in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 75 increasing their positions, 69 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 69
1.12% less ownership
Funds ownership: 63.44% → 62.31% (-1.1%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 205 → 194 (-11)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.37B → $1.29B (-$87.1M)
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 44
41% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.43M | Put options by funds: $7.55M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
+$10.8M |
| 2 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$9.38M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$9.1M |
| 4 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$9.07M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$7.87M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
-$37.4M |
| 2 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$16.2M |
| 3 |
Allspring Global Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$12.9M |
| 4 |
BAMCO Inc
New York
|
-$12.4M |
| 5 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$11.9M |
WOOF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review
194 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Petco (WOOF) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $1.29B — down 6.3% from $1.37B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 44 funds closed out of WOOF and 36 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 69 trimmed existing stakes and 75 added.
The largest buyer was Macquarie Group, adding an estimated $10.8M. The largest seller was ClearBridge Investments, cutting an estimated $37.4M.
- 194 institutional investors held Petco (WOOF) as of Q1 2023, down from 205 in Q4 2022.
- Funds reported $1.29B of Petco stock for Q1 2023, down 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 36 funds opened new Petco positions in Q1 2023 and 44 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest Petco buyer in Q1 2023 was Macquarie Group, an estimated $10.8M added.
- The largest Petco seller in Q1 2023 was ClearBridge Investments, an estimated $37.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.