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200 hedge funds and large institutions have $501M invested in WPP in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

16% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.99M | Put options by funds: $3.43M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 0.94%0.74% (-0.21%)

14% less funds holding

Funds holding: 232200 (-32)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 76

42% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $872M → $501M (-$370M)

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 70

Holders
200
Holders Change
-32
Holders Change %
-13.79%
% of All Funds
4.46%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
39
Increased
56
Reduced
76
Closed
70
Calls
$3.99M
Puts
$3.43M
Net Calls
+$556K
Net Calls Change
+$2.91M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Macquarie Group
1
Macquarie Group
Australia
$50.7M +$3.99M +66,993 +8%
MIS
2
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$43.4M -$3.57M -59,898 -7%
BIP
3
Brandes Investment Partners
California
$41.1M -$4.81M -80,742 -10%
MIP
4
Mondrian Investment Partners
United Kingdom
$32.1M +$4.95M +83,088 +17%
Invesco
5
Invesco
Georgia
$26.3M +$12.6M +211,809 +79%
Renaissance Technologies
6
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$25.6M +$7.78M +130,481 +39%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$24.8M -$463K -7,769 -2%
First Trust Advisors
8
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$24.3M +$7.29M +122,335 +38%
PPA
9
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$14.4M +$5.13M +86,062 +49%
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$14.4M -$60.6M -1,016,590 -79%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
11
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$13.7M +$3.27M +54,782 +28%
TBC
12
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$11.9M -$261K -4,371 -2%
AG
13
Aperio Group
California
$9.87M +$3.4M +57,004 +46%
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.98M -$5.46M -91,579 -36%
D.E. Shaw & Co
15
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$8.9M +$9.68M +162,425 New
Harris Associates
16
Harris Associates
Illinois
$8.66M -$83.5K -1,400 -0.9%
FCH
17
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$6.63M +$496K +8,326 +7%
Massachusetts Financial Services
18
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$6.52M -$364K -6,110 -5%
Arrowstreet Capital
19
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$6.3M +$6.86M +114,999 New
Natixis Advisors
20
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$5.53M +$1.64M +27,541 +38%
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$5.03M -$14.7M -246,500 -73%
AIMCA
22
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$4.97M +$5.41M +90,700 New
Millennium Management
23
Millennium Management
New York
$4.86M +$4.43M +74,378 +520%
CGH
24
Crossmark Global Holdings
Texas
$4.48M -$49.6K -832 -1%
Deutsche Bank
25
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$4.44M +$4.83M +80,997 New

WPP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

200 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WPP (WPP) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $501M — down 42% from $872M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 70 funds closed out of WPP and 39 opened new positions — a net loss of 31 holders — while 76 trimmed existing stakes and 56 added.

The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $12.6M. The largest seller was Harding Loevner, exiting entirely with an estimated $89.5M sold.

  • 200 institutional investors held WPP (WPP) as of Q4 2018, down from 232 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $501M of WPP stock for Q4 2018, down 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new WPP positions in Q4 2018 and 70 closed out, a net change of -31 holders.
  • The largest WPP buyer in Q4 2018 was Invesco, an estimated $12.6M added.
  • The largest WPP seller in Q4 2018 was Harding Loevner, an estimated $89.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.