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232 hedge funds and large institutions have $872M invested in WPP in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.09% less ownership

Funds ownership: 1.03% → 0.94% (-0.09%)

9% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $25M | Put options by funds: $27.4M

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 248 → 232 (-16)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1B → $872M (-$132M)

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 97

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 33

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
232
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-6.45%
% of All Funds
5.3%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
18
Increased
61
Reduced
97
Closed
33
Calls
$25M
Puts
$27.4M
Net Calls
-$2.35M
Net Calls Change
+$2.57M

Top Buyers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$16.7M
2
GT
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
+$5.43M
3
TD Asset Management
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$4.11M
4
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$3.84M
5
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$2.54M

Top Sellers

1
CEI
Clark Estates Inc
New York
-$29M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$16.5M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$13.4M
4
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
-$10.8M
5
ClearBridge Investments
ClearBridge Investments
New York
-$8.43M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SBAM
51
Santa Barbara Asset Management
California
$2.38M -$625 -8 -0%
MM
52
Midas Management
New York
$2.27M – – –
SI
53
Scout Investments
Missouri
$2.24M +$203K +2,603 +9%
Russell Investments Group
54
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$2.24M +$353K +4,520 +17%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
55
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$1.69M -$1.07M -13,747 -37%
Fifth Third Bancorp
56
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$1.62M -$37.2K -476 -2%
DM
57
Delphi Management
Massachusetts
$1.56M -$30.9K -396 -2%
Fidelity Investments
58
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.49M +$825K +10,573 +108%
Comerica Bank
59
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.48M +$54.4K +697 +3%
GC
60
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.45M -$19.1K -245 -1%
BIC
61
Beach Investment Counsel
Pennsylvania
$1.42M – – –
FM
62
Forward Management
California
$1.41M -$1.54M -19,788 -51%
Bank of New York Mellon
63
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.39M -$249K -3,184 -14%
Citadel Advisors
64
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.32M -$2.31M -29,651 -62%
AAM
65
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1.32M +$54.1K +693 +4%
M&T Bank
66
M&T Bank
New York
$1.26M -$908K -11,632 -40%
CIBC World Market
67
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$1.26M +$432K +5,537 +47%
MNG
68
Manning & Napier Group
New York
$1.25M +$60.7K +777 +5%
Neuberger Berman Group
69
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$1.19M -$118K -1,512 -8%
Pacer Advisors
70
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.17M +$104K +1,326 +9%
HR
71
Howe & Rusling
New York
$1.17M +$1.25M +16,000 New
Truist Financial
72
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$1.11M -$50K -640 -4%
Jane Street
73
Jane Street
New York
$1.1M +$960K +12,297 +452%
ECM
74
Element Capital Management
New York
$1.08M +$1.15M +14,750 New
SIG
75
Sky Investment Group
Connecticut
$1.07M -$602K -7,705 -34%
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WPP Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

232 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WPP (WPP) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $872M — down 13% from $1B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of WPP and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 97 trimmed existing stakes and 61 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $16.7M. The largest seller was Clark Estates Inc, cutting an estimated $29M.

  • 232 institutional investors held WPP (WPP) as of Q3 2018, down from 248 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $872M of WPP stock for Q3 2018, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new WPP positions in Q3 2018 and 33 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
  • The largest WPP buyer in Q3 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $16.7M added.
  • The largest WPP seller in Q3 2018 was Clark Estates Inc, an estimated $29M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.