WPP
232 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.3B invested in WPP in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 82 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
74% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 19
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 222 → 232 (+10)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.4B → $1.3B (-$102M)
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 82
42% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $920K | Put options by funds: $1.58M
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DCM
Donaldson Capital Management
Evansville,
Indiana
|
+$15.1M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$11.7M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$10.7M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$9.63M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$6.07M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
-$11.1M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$5.78M |
| 3 |
SO
STRS Ohio
Columbus,
Ohio
|
-$5.72M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$4.17M |
| 5 |
CI
Cambiar Investors
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$3.57M |
WPP Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
232 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WPP (WPP) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $1.3B — down 7.3% from $1.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new WPP positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 82 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Donaldson Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $15.1M. The largest seller was ClearBridge Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.1M sold.
- 232 institutional investors held WPP (WPP) as of Q2 2016, up from 222 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $1.3B of WPP stock for Q2 2016, down 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new WPP positions in Q2 2016 and 19 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest WPP buyer in Q2 2016 was Donaldson Capital Management, an estimated $15.1M added.
- The largest WPP seller in Q2 2016 was ClearBridge Investments, an estimated $11.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.