WPP
226 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.06B invested in WPP in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 84 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.
122% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.4M | Put options by funds: $1.08M
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.1B → $1.06B (-$42.5M)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 234 → 226 (-8)
12% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 43
26% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 84
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$33.3M |
| 2 |
HL
Harding Loevner
Bridgewater,
New Jersey
|
+$8.32M |
| 3 |
CCMIC
Cardinal Capital Management Inc (Canada)
Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada
|
+$5.08M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$4.95M |
| 5 |
OAM
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
|
+$4.84M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$25.3M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$11.2M |
| 3 |
TAM
Todd Asset Management
Louisville,
Kentucky
|
-$10.9M |
| 4 |
TRSOTSOK
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Frankfort,
Kentucky
|
-$6.29M |
| 5 |
CGT
Capital Guardian Trust
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$5.73M |
WPP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
226 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WPP (WPP) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.06B — down 3.9% from $1.1B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 43 funds closed out of WPP and 38 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 84 trimmed existing stakes and 62 added.
The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $33.3M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $25.3M.
- 226 institutional investors held WPP (WPP) as of Q1 2017, down from 234 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $1.06B of WPP stock for Q1 2017, down 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 38 funds opened new WPP positions in Q1 2017 and 43 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest WPP buyer in Q1 2017 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $33.3M added.
- The largest WPP seller in Q1 2017 was Invesco, an estimated $25.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.