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186 hedge funds and large institutions have $671M invested in WPP in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $647M → $671M (+$23.9M)

0.03% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.84% → 0.87% (+0.03%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 193 → 186 (-7)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 29

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 72

46% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.37M | Put options by funds: $6.25M

Holders
186
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-3.63%
% of All Funds
4.08%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
23
Increased
55
Reduced
72
Closed
29
Calls
$3.37M
Puts
$6.25M
Net Calls
-$2.88M
Net Calls Change
-$1.75M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$9.67M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$7.27M
3
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$6.42M
4
PMG
ProVise Management Group
Florida
+$5.89M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$5.02M

Top Sellers

1
BIP
Brandes Investment Partners
California
-$7.75M
2
AIMCA
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
-$3.72M
3
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$3.57M
4
FCH
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
-$2.05M
5
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$2.04M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
26
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$4.85M -$1.86M -31,041 -29%
Citigroup
27
Citigroup
New York
$4.74M +$190K +3,169 +4%
Massachusetts Financial Services
28
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$4.62M -$9.99K -167 -0.2%
Wells Fargo
29
Wells Fargo
California
$4.44M +$812K +13,575 +24%
JP Morgan Chase
30
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$4.04M +$79K +1,321 +2%
HI
31
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$3.38M +$75.9K +1,269 +2%
HighTower Advisors
32
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.2M -$32K -535 -1%
BTS
33
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$3.16M +$292K +4,878 +11%
SI
34
Scout Investments
Missouri
$3.14M -$480K -8,020 -14%
Two Sigma Advisers
35
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$3.01M -$449K -7,500 -13%
Natixis Advisors
36
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.9M +$100K +1,672 +4%
OAM
37
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$2.75M -$358K -5,987 -12%
AIMCA
38
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$2.66M -$3.72M -62,200 -59%
Jane Street
39
Jane Street
New York
$2.65M +$2.53M +42,329 New
SAM
40
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$2.63M +$46.6K +780 +2%
Envestnet Asset Management
41
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.46M -$958K -16,025 -29%
OSAM
42
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$2.46M +$1.15M +19,288 +96%
N
43
Nuveen
North Carolina
$2.37M -$88.6K -1,482 -4%
GD
44
Grandfield & Dodd
New York
$2.36M -$287K -4,795 -11%
TWI
45
Thomas White International
Illinois
$2.33M -$49.8K -833 -2%
GIM
46
Greylin Investment Management
Virginia
$2.21M +$770K +12,870 +57%
Russell Investments Group
47
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$2.14M -$93.5K -1,564 -4%
SFI
48
Susquehanna Fundamental Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.12M – – –
SMP
49
Santa Monica Partners
Florida
$2.04M – – –
NAM
50
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.95M -$46K -769 -2%
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WPP Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

186 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WPP (WPP) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $671M — up 3.7% from $647M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of WPP and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 72 trimmed existing stakes and 55 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $9.67M. The largest seller was Brandes Investment Partners, cutting an estimated $7.75M.

  • 186 institutional investors held WPP (WPP) as of Q3 2019, down from 193 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $671M of WPP stock for Q3 2019, up 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new WPP positions in Q3 2019 and 29 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest WPP buyer in Q3 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $9.67M added.
  • The largest WPP seller in Q3 2019 was Brandes Investment Partners, an estimated $7.75M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.