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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 234226 (-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

Holders
226
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-3.42%
% of All Funds
5.63%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
38
Increased
62
Reduced
84
Closed
43
Calls
$2.4M
Puts
$1.08M
Net Calls
+$1.32M
Net Calls Change
+$270K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HL
1
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
$190M +$8.32M +74,085 +4%
Northern Trust
2
Northern Trust
Illinois
$144M -$2.76M -24,617 -2%
Invesco
3
Invesco
Georgia
$71.9M -$25.3M -225,259 -26%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$58.7M -$11.2M -99,739 -16%
Fisher Asset Management
5
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$48.5M -$3.54M -31,509 -7%
Arrowstreet Capital
6
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$32.4M +$33.3M +296,589 New
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$26.3M -$2.38M -21,189 -8%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$24.3M +$3.31M +29,508 +15%
First Trust Advisors
9
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$23M +$3.06M +27,276 +15%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
10
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$22.1M -$521K -4,641 -2%
PPA
11
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$20.2M +$1.42M +12,637 +7%
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$17M +$646K +5,757 +4%
Massachusetts Financial Services
13
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$16.3M -$134K -1,196 -0.8%
JP Morgan Chase
14
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$16.3M -$573K -5,104 -3%
DCM
15
Donaldson Capital Management
Indiana
$16.2M +$2.51M +22,370 +18%
AG
16
Aperio Group
California
$16M +$572K +5,098 +4%
US Bancorp
17
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$14.1M -$4.1M -36,567 -22%
Renaissance Technologies
18
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$13M +$4.95M +44,066 +59%
NC
19
Nicholas Company
Wisconsin
$11.1M
Bank of Montreal
20
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$11.1M -$1.09M -9,675 -9%
Stifel Financial
21
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$11M +$864K +7,693 +8%
UCFA
22
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$10.6M +$664K +5,919 +7%
Natixis Advisors
23
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$10.3M -$706K -6,287 -6%
Jane Street
24
Jane Street
New York
$10.2M +$264K +2,356 +3%
Mawer Investment Management
25
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$9.51M -$127K -1,134 -1%

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.