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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
State Street
51
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.89M +$1.8M +30,177 New
Pacer Advisors
52
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.75M -$51K -853 -3%
BCP
53
Blackhawk Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$1.75M +$1.38M +23,152 +482%
CA
54
Callahan Advisors
Texas
$1.74M +$125K +2,090 +8%
EGA
55
Eagle Global Advisors
Texas
$1.72M -$142K -2,378 -8%
MA
56
MONECO Advisors
Connecticut
$1.59M – – –
LPL Financial
57
LPL Financial
California
$1.59M -$1.26M -21,086 -45%
AAM
58
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1.51M -$24.6K -411 -2%
Stifel Financial
59
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.51M +$70.6K +1,180 +5%
Citadel Advisors
60
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.38M +$877K +14,667 +200%
GAM
61
Griffin Asset Management
New York
$1.36M +$196K +3,275 +18%
GTAM
62
Global Trust Asset Management
Florida
$1.34M +$385K +6,433 +43%
AIA
63
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
$1.31M +$1.25M +20,954 New
LAM
64
Lapides Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.22M -$12K -200 -1%
RJFSA
65
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.03M +$188K +3,144 +23%
M&T Bank
66
M&T Bank
New York
$929K -$35.6K -595 -4%
Mawer Investment Management
67
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$923K -$200K -3,346 -18%
MCM
68
Mork Capital Management
California
$876K – – –
WA
69
Wheatland Advisors
Pennsylvania
$844K -$202K -3,375 -20%
Ameriprise
70
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$829K +$101K +1,684 +15%
RJA
71
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$800K +$14.8K +247 +2%
Comerica Bank
72
Comerica Bank
Texas
$787K -$48.6K -813 -6%
GC
73
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$714K -$141K -2,352 -17%
IRC
74
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$640K -$5.98K -100 -1%
Creative Planning
75
Creative Planning
Kansas
$608K -$2.45K -41 -0.4%
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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.