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W.R. Berkley
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328 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.09B invested in W.R. Berkley in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 99 increasing their positions, 130 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

159% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 17

49% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $910K | Put options by funds: $611K

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 305 → 328 (+23)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.11B → $4.09B (-$15.2M)

4.53% less ownership

Funds ownership: 240.65% → 236.12% (-4.5%)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 99 | Existing positions reduced: 130

Holders
328
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+7.54%
% of All Funds
9.52%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
44
Increased
99
Reduced
130
Closed
17
Calls
$910K
Puts
$611K
Net Calls
+$299K
Net Calls Change
+$1.2M

Top Buyers

1
CC
Carlson Capital
Texas
+$31.8M
2
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
+$19.6M
3
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
+$13.3M
4
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
+$13.3M
5
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$13.1M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$66M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$28.3M
3
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
-$26.7M
4
FAM
Foundation Asset Management
New York
-$16.3M
5
HW
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
-$15.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HK
226
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$535K +$196K +15,272 +58%
SCM
227
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
$531K – – –
SMDAM
228
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$521K -$119K -9,264 -19%
WAM
229
World Asset Management
Michigan
$519K -$78.1K -6,085 -13%
GF
230
Gerstein Fisher
New York
$510K +$254K +19,818 +100%
ACM
231
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$507K +$24.1K +1,879 +5%
BGDI
232
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Brazil
$503K +$502K +39,150 New
WIS
233
Wright Investors Service
Connecticut
$487K -$458K -35,701 -49%
Two Sigma Advisers
234
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$473K +$471K +36,703 New
SCA
235
SAC Capital Advisors
Connecticut
$463K -$1.9M -148,307 -80%
AW
236
Alpha Windward
Massachusetts
$457K +$20K +1,556 +5%
HIMCH
237
Hartford Investment Management Co (HIMCO)
Connecticut
$445K -$87.3K -6,801 -16%
FT
238
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$430K -$136K -10,614 -24%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
239
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$421K +$420K +32,738 New
DIA
240
Dean Investment Associates
Ohio
$420K +$6.02K +469 +1%
ABC
241
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$418K -$1.1M -85,677 -72%
Bank of Nova Scotia
242
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$412K +$91K +7,088 +28%
QSS
243
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
$409K +$410K +31,938 New
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
244
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$395K – – –
WBC
245
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$386K – – –
AI
246
Analytic Investors
California
$385K -$1.64K -128 -0.4%
GAM
247
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$368K +$124K +9,666 +51%
MIU
248
Man Investments (UK)
United Kingdom
$352K +$352K +27,388 New
Janus Henderson Group
249
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$335K – – –
SAM
250
Symphony Asset Management
California
$329K +$328K +25,549 New
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WRB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

328 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.R. Berkley (WRB) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $4.09B — down 0.37% from $4.11B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new WRB positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 99 added to existing stakes and 130 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Carlson Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $31.8M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $66M.

  • 328 institutional investors held W.R. Berkley (WRB) as of Q4 2013, up from 305 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $4.09B of W.R. Berkley stock for Q4 2013, down 0.37% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new W.R. Berkley positions in Q4 2013 and 17 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
  • The largest W.R. Berkley buyer in Q4 2013 was Carlson Capital, an estimated $31.8M added.
  • The largest W.R. Berkley seller in Q4 2013 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $66M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.