WPP
178 hedge funds and large institutions have $531M invested in WPP in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
114% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 14
51% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 47
33% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $400M → $531M (+$132M)
16% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.38M | Put options by funds: $2.05M
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 165 → 178 (+13)
0.05% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.78% → 0.83% (+0.05%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BIP
Brandes Investment Partners
La Jolla,
California
|
+$19.6M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$9.15M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$3.9M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.83M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$1.83M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Optiver Holding
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$6.5M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$4.28M |
| 3 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$2.05M |
| 4 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.12M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$888K |
WPP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review
178 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WPP (WPP) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $531M — up 33% from $400M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new WPP positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 71 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Brandes Investment Partners, adding an estimated $19.6M. The largest seller was Optiver Holding, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.5M sold.
- 178 institutional investors held WPP (WPP) as of Q1 2023, up from 165 in Q4 2022.
- Funds reported $531M of WPP stock for Q1 2023, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new WPP positions in Q1 2023 and 14 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
- The largest WPP buyer in Q1 2023 was Brandes Investment Partners, an estimated $19.6M added.
- The largest WPP seller in Q1 2023 was Optiver Holding, an estimated $6.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.