WPP
234 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.1B invested in WPP in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 78 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 24
34% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.11M | Put options by funds: $3.06M
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 225 → 234 (+9)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 78
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.26B → $1.1B (-$153M)
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 0 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$11.5M |
| 2 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$7.82M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$4.97M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$4.5M |
| 5 |
BIC
Beach Investment Counsel
West Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.51M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$46.7M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$15.1M |
| 3 |
LG
Leuthold Group
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$10M |
| 4 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$8.53M |
| 5 |
TAM
Todd Asset Management
Louisville,
Kentucky
|
-$6.77M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WIC
251
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Nashville,
Tennessee
| – | -$15K | -125 | Closed |
|
252
First Manhattan
New York
| – | -$11K | -101 | Closed |
|
|
SBL
253
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Boulder,
Colorado
| – | -$10 | -89 | Closed |
|
|
CHC
254
City Holding Co
Charleston,
West Virginia
| – | -$1K | -9 | Closed |
|
|
TCM
255
Tradewinds Capital Management
Bellingham,
Washington
| – | -$1K | -9 | Closed |
|
|
M
256
MOTCO
San Antonio,
Texas
| – | -$1K | -7 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
257
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$758 | -7 | -88% |
|
WPP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
234 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WPP (WPP) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.1B — down 12% from $1.26B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new WPP positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 78 added to existing stakes and 78 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $11.5M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $46.7M sold.
- 234 institutional investors held WPP (WPP) as of Q4 2016, up from 225 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $1.1B of WPP stock for Q4 2016, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 36 funds opened new WPP positions in Q4 2016 and 24 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest WPP buyer in Q4 2016 was Northern Trust, an estimated $11.5M added.
- The largest WPP seller in Q4 2016 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $46.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.