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204 hedge funds and large institutions have $564M invested in WPP in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

61% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 51

28% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.08M | Put options by funds: $2.41M

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 30

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $501M → $564M (+$62.2M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 200 → 204 (+4)

0.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.74% → 0.86% (+0.12%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
204
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2%
% of All Funds
4.42%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
36
Increased
82
Reduced
51
Closed
30
Calls
$3.08M
Puts
$2.41M
Net Calls
+$670K
Net Calls Change
+$114K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$14M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$8.94M
3
BIP
Brandes Investment Partners
California
+$8.93M
4
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
+$7.63M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$7.31M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$6.29M
2
BFG
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
-$4.98M
3
Natixis Advisors
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
-$3.24M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$2.66M
5
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
-$2.43M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Arrowstreet Capital
26
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$4.55M -$1.61M -28,858 -25%
Two Sigma Advisers
27
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$4.35M +$825K +14,813 +22%
PNC Financial Services Group
28
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$4.07M +$405K +7,273 +10%
SI
29
Scout Investments
Missouri
$2.91M +$298K +5,341 +11%
GD
30
Grandfield & Dodd
New York
$2.77M -$193K -3,463 -6%
OAM
31
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$2.67M +$566K +10,161 +25%
JP Morgan Chase
32
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.65M -$843K -15,134 -23%
BTS
33
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$2.64M +$703K +12,622 +34%
D.E. Shaw & Co
34
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$2.62M -$6.29M -112,812 -69%
Russell Investments Group
35
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$2.38M – – –
Vanguard Group
36
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.27M +$1.41M +25,298 +143%
Natixis Advisors
37
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.26M -$3.24M -58,214 -58%
SAM
38
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$2.17M +$2.3M +41,198 New
Millennium Management
39
Millennium Management
New York
$2.16M -$2.66M -47,760 -54%
Wells Fargo
40
Wells Fargo
California
$2.11M +$312K +5,598 +16%
TWI
41
Thomas White International
Illinois
$2.05M -$94.4K -1,694 -4%
UBS Group
42
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.93M +$484K +8,682 +31%
SFI
43
Susquehanna Fundamental Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.79M +$1.89M +33,900 New
ECM
44
Element Capital Management
New York
$1.78M -$578K -10,376 -24%
SMP
45
Santa Monica Partners
Florida
$1.72M – – –
NAM
46
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.72M -$21K -377 -1%
SBAM
47
Santa Barbara Asset Management
California
$1.69M +$80.7K +1,448 +5%
Pacer Advisors
48
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.58M +$35.4K +635 +2%
WCM
49
Weld Capital Management
New York
$1.51M +$1.32M +23,613 +479%
MA
50
MONECO Advisors
Connecticut
$1.34M +$1.42M +25,436 New
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WPP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

204 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WPP (WPP) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $564M — up 12% from $501M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new WPP positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 82 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $14M. The largest seller was D.E. Shaw & Co, cutting an estimated $6.29M.

  • 204 institutional investors held WPP (WPP) as of Q1 2019, up from 200 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $564M of WPP stock for Q1 2019, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new WPP positions in Q1 2019 and 30 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest WPP buyer in Q1 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $14M added.
  • The largest WPP seller in Q1 2019 was D.E. Shaw & Co, an estimated $6.29M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.