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157 hedge funds and large institutions have $873M invested in WPP in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

86% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 37

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 14

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $823M → $873M (+$49.3M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 151 → 157 (+6)

2% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.34M | Put options by funds: $1.31M

75% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 1 (-3)

Holders
157
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+3.97%
% of All Funds
4.53%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-75%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
21
Increased
69
Reduced
37
Closed
14
Calls
$1.34M
Puts
$1.31M
Net Calls
+$31K
Net Calls Change
+$1.24M

Top Buyers

1
SB
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
+$92.9M
2
CI
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
+$10.4M
3
AG
Aperio Group
California
+$9.18M
4
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Washington
+$7.42M
5
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
+$6.43M

Top Sellers

1
TRSOTSOK
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
-$4.29M
2
TAM
Todd Asset Management
Kentucky
-$4.26M
3
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
-$4.21M
4
PI
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
-$3.84M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$3.67M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HL
1
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
$153M +$4.62M +43,093 +3%
SB
2
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$115M +$92.9M +866,248 +345%
Invesco
3
Invesco
Georgia
$88.8M +$4.31M +40,217 +5%
MAA
4
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$48M +$2.68M +25,034 +6%
Northern Trust
5
Northern Trust
Illinois
$33.2M +$1.57M +14,661 +5%
CI
6
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
$32.7M +$10.4M +97,394 +44%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
7
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$23.5M -$21.4K -200 -0.1%
GPCM
8
Greenbrier Partners Capital Management
Texas
$20.4M – – –
US Bancorp
9
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$15.4M +$274K +2,556 +2%
Lord, Abbett & Co
10
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$14.9M -$4.21M -39,228 -21%
Mawer Investment Management
11
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$14.6M +$2.93M +27,331 +24%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$14.4M +$251K +2,342 +2%
TAM
13
Todd Asset Management
Kentucky
$13.8M -$4.26M -39,767 -23%
JP Morgan Chase
14
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$13.6M +$5.27M +49,170 +59%
TRSOTSOK
15
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$13.4M -$4.29M -40,000 -24%
RFC
16
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$12.4M +$7.42M +69,216 +135%
DM
17
Delphi Management
Massachusetts
$12.3M -$138K -1,289 -1%
FM
18
Forward Management
California
$11.1M +$1.24M +11,602 +12%
Massachusetts Financial Services
19
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$10M +$805K +7,504 +8%
PI
20
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$9.74M +$765K +7,129 +8%
Fisher Asset Management
21
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$9.68M -$230K -2,144 -2%
ClearBridge Investments
22
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$8.94M +$142K +1,322 +2%
AG
23
Aperio Group
California
$8.82M +$9.18M +85,601 New
PPA
24
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$8.46M +$914K +8,520 +12%
NCM
25
Northroad Capital Management
New York
$7.68M +$40.4K +377 +0.5%
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WPP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

157 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WPP (WPP) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $873M — up 6% from $823M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new WPP positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Suntrust Banks, adding an estimated $92.9M. The largest seller was Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky, cutting an estimated $4.29M.

  • 157 institutional investors held WPP (WPP) as of Q1 2014, up from 151 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $873M of WPP stock for Q1 2014, up 6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new WPP positions in Q1 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest WPP buyer in Q1 2014 was Suntrust Banks, an estimated $92.9M added.
  • The largest WPP seller in Q1 2014 was Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky, an estimated $4.29M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.