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251 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.09B invested in WPP in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 70 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

126% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 31

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 212251 (+39)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $968M → $1.09B (+$122M)

12% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 68

0.95% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0%0.95% (+0.95%)

36% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.21M | Put options by funds: $1.91M

Holders
251
Holders Change
+39
Holders Change %
+18.4%
% of All Funds
5.69%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
70
Increased
76
Reduced
68
Closed
31
Calls
$1.21M
Puts
$1.91M
Net Calls
-$697K
Net Calls Change
-$274K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$116M -$1.54M -17,396 -1%
HL
2
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
$95.5M -$52M -586,466 -36%
MIS
3
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$67.4M +$66M +744,772 New
BIP
4
Brandes Investment Partners
California
$51.3M +$8.37M +94,460 +20%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$51.1M -$4.07M -45,902 -8%
Renaissance Technologies
6
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$41.3M +$15.4M +174,000 +62%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$33.6M +$5.32M +60,008 +19%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$33.5M +$9.13M +103,055 +39%
Macquarie Group
9
Macquarie Group
Australia
$31.1M +$30.5M +343,817 New
VVP
10
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$27.4M -$4.42M -49,858 -14%
Invesco
11
Invesco
Georgia
$24.8M +$1.28M +14,438 +6%
JP Morgan Chase
12
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$24.2M +$4.67M +52,716 +25%
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$24.1M +$4.96M +55,940 +27%
First Trust Advisors
14
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$22.6M +$159K +1,789 +0.7%
Harris Associates
15
Harris Associates
Illinois
$19.8M +$3.69M +41,600 +23%
Arrowstreet Capital
16
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$19.6M -$5.59M -63,122 -23%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
17
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$18.2M
MIP
18
Mondrian Investment Partners
United Kingdom
$18.2M +$17.8M +201,129 New
Stifel Financial
19
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$17.2M +$1.35M +15,204 +9%
JCM
20
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$16.3M +$16M +180,446 New
UCFA
21
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$16.3M +$2.92M +33,004 +23%
Two Sigma Advisers
22
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$15.3M +$9.66M +109,000 +182%
PPA
23
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$13.5M -$1.87M -21,127 -12%
Two Sigma Investments
24
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$12.6M +$1.56M +17,639 +14%
TBC
25
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$12.2M +$12M +135,252 New

WPP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

251 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WPP (WPP) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.09B — up 13% from $968M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 70 funds opened new WPP positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 39 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 68 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morningstar Investment Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $66M. The largest seller was Harding Loevner, cutting an estimated $52M.

  • 251 institutional investors held WPP (WPP) as of Q4 2017, up from 212 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.09B of WPP stock for Q4 2017, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 70 funds opened new WPP positions in Q4 2017 and 31 closed out, a net change of +39 holders.
  • The largest WPP buyer in Q4 2017 was Morningstar Investment Services, an estimated $66M added.
  • The largest WPP seller in Q4 2017 was Harding Loevner, an estimated $52M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.