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186 hedge funds and large institutions have $671M invested in WPP in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $647M → $671M (+$23.9M)

0.03% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.84% → 0.87% (+0.03%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 193 → 186 (-7)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 29

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 72

46% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.37M | Put options by funds: $6.25M

Holders
186
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-3.63%
% of All Funds
4.08%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
23
Increased
55
Reduced
72
Closed
29
Calls
$3.37M
Puts
$6.25M
Net Calls
-$2.88M
Net Calls Change
-$1.75M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$9.67M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$7.27M
3
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$6.42M
4
PMG
ProVise Management Group
Florida
+$5.89M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$5.02M

Top Sellers

1
BIP
Brandes Investment Partners
California
-$7.75M
2
AIMCA
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
-$3.72M
3
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$3.57M
4
FCH
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
-$2.05M
5
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$2.04M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Macquarie Group
1
Macquarie Group
Australia
$63.9M -$2.04M -34,043 -3%
MIS
2
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$46.9M -$956K -15,985 -2%
BIP
3
Brandes Investment Partners
California
$42.9M -$7.75M -129,635 -16%
First Trust Advisors
4
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$41.3M +$6.42M +107,391 +19%
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$38.5M +$29.2K +488 +0.1%
Renaissance Technologies
6
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$37M +$5.02M +84,000 +17%
MIP
7
Mondrian Investment Partners
United Kingdom
$36.7M – – –
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$27.4M -$180K -3,005 -0.7%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
9
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$27.2M +$4.5M +75,206 +21%
PPA
10
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$24.8M +$1.67K +28 +0%
Invesco
11
Invesco
Georgia
$22.7M -$1.77M -29,514 -8%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$21.1M +$9.67M +161,737 +92%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$16.3M +$180K +3,003 +1%
AG
14
Aperio Group
California
$13.3M +$427K +7,147 +3%
TBC
15
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$13.1M -$274K -4,585 -2%
Goldman Sachs
16
Goldman Sachs
New York
$11.6M -$759K -12,696 -6%
Harris Associates
17
Harris Associates
Illinois
$10.6M +$1.38M +23,000 +16%
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$9.66M +$7.27M +121,493 +369%
CGH
19
Crossmark Global Holdings
Texas
$9.23M -$295K -4,925 -3%
US Bancorp
20
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$7.06M +$612K +10,232 +10%
PMG
21
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$7M +$5.89M +98,505 +737%
BHTS
22
Bar Harbor Trust Services
Maine
$5.59M -$336K -5,618 -6%
Bank of Montreal
23
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$5.56M -$89.8K -1,502 -2%
CIBC World Market
24
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$5.39M +$4.58M +76,615 +802%
PNC Financial Services Group
25
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$5.06M -$57.6K -964 -1%
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WPP Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

186 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WPP (WPP) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $671M — up 3.7% from $647M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of WPP and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 72 trimmed existing stakes and 55 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $9.67M. The largest seller was Brandes Investment Partners, cutting an estimated $7.75M.

  • 186 institutional investors held WPP (WPP) as of Q3 2019, down from 193 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $671M of WPP stock for Q3 2019, up 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new WPP positions in Q3 2019 and 29 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest WPP buyer in Q3 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $9.67M added.
  • The largest WPP seller in Q3 2019 was Brandes Investment Partners, an estimated $7.75M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.