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129 hedge funds and large institutions have $652M invested in WPP in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

52% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 33

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 15

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $547M → $652M (+$105M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 128 → 129 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

36% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $865K | Put options by funds: $1.36M

Holders
129
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.78%
% of All Funds
4.18%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
19
Increased
50
Reduced
33
Closed
15
Calls
$865K
Puts
$1.36M
Net Calls
-$494K
Net Calls Change
+$393K

Top Buyers

1
SB
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
+$25.5M
2
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Washington
+$4.73M
3
Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank
Texas
+$2.52M
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$2.28M
5
SAM
Sentinel Asset Management
Vermont
+$2.16M

Top Sellers

1
HL
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
-$24.7M
2
IG
ING Group
Netherlands
-$8.28M
3
LG
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
-$5.99M
4
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$2.14M
5
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$1.49M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CIBC Asset Management
76
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$467K +$64.9K +690 +18%
HCM
77
Herndon Capital Management
Georgia
$464K -$45.3K -481 -10%
KFC
78
Klingenstein Fields & Co
New York
$446K – – –
BWAM
79
Boyd Watterson Asset Management
Ohio
$445K +$39.9K +424 +11%
BUB
80
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$436K +$79K +840 +25%
P
81
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$426K +$30.6K +325 +9%
BFO
82
Boston Family Office
Massachusetts
$396K +$37.6K +400 +12%
ECAM
83
East Coast Asset Management
Massachusetts
$392K – – –
HI
84
HBK Investments
Texas
$391K +$18.8K +200 +6%
HCA
85
Harbour Capital Advisors
Virginia
$382K +$64.9K +690 +23%
HSBC Holdings
86
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$372K +$26.1K +277 +8%
LPL Financial
87
LPL Financial
California
$370K +$347K +3,690 New
State Street
88
State Street
Massachusetts
$363K – – –
Brown Advisory
89
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$351K -$28.9K -307 -8%
RCG
90
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$351K – – –
MIP
91
Marietta Investment Partners
Wisconsin
$315K +$288K +3,058 New
ST
92
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$310K – – –
USAA
93
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$310K +$4.33K +46 +2%
ECM
94
Estabrook Capital Management
New York
$309K – – –
BF
95
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$308K -$41.9K -445 -13%
Geode Capital Management
96
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$303K +$277K +2,948 New
SIG
97
Sky Investment Group
Connecticut
$290K +$265K +2,820 New
SCM
98
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$273K – – –
Two Sigma Investments
99
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$266K +$243K +2,580 New
LCS
100
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
$247K – – –
2 3
4
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WPP Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

129 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WPP (WPP) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $652M — up 19% from $547M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new WPP positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Suntrust Banks, opening a new position worth an estimated $25.5M. The largest seller was Harding Loevner, cutting an estimated $24.7M.

  • 129 institutional investors held WPP (WPP) as of Q3 2013, up from 128 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $652M of WPP stock for Q3 2013, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new WPP positions in Q3 2013 and 15 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest WPP buyer in Q3 2013 was Suntrust Banks, an estimated $25.5M added.
  • The largest WPP seller in Q3 2013 was Harding Loevner, an estimated $24.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.