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W.R. Berkley
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440 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.35B invested in W.R. Berkley in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 128 increasing their positions, 155 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

74% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 38

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.63B → $9.35B (+$715M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 414 → 440 (+26)

7% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.58M | Put options by funds: $2.41M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)

2.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 161.14% → 159.13% (-2%)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 128 | Existing positions reduced: 155

Holders
440
Holders Change
+26
Holders Change %
+6.28%
% of All Funds
9.65%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
66
Increased
128
Reduced
155
Closed
38
Calls
$2.58M
Puts
$2.41M
Net Calls
+$179K
Net Calls Change
-$245K

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$66.5M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$28.9M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$22.2M
4
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
+$18.9M
5
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$15.1M

Top Sellers

1
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
-$121M
2
ACM
Atlanta Capital Management
Georgia
-$47.8M
3
FMI
Fiduciary Management Inc
Wisconsin
-$39.6M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$29.9M
5
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$27.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AIM
226
Achmea Investment Management
Netherlands
$1.21M +$1.18M +37,706 New
PCM
227
Price Capital Management
Louisiana
$1.19M +$1.17M +37,420 New
WCWM
228
Willow Creek Wealth Management
California
$1.19M – – –
LTFS
229
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.19M -$362K -11,583 -24%
CSS
230
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$1.18M -$74K -2,369 -6%
SAM
231
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$1.17M -$79.6K -2,547 -7%
CWM
232
Chesapeake Wealth Management
Virginia
$1.17M +$79K +2,529 +7%
BTS
233
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.14M -$3.87K -124 -0.3%
JG
234
Jefferies Group
New York
$1.14M +$330K +10,550 +42%
TCOV
235
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$1.13M – – –
BB
236
Busey Bank
Illinois
$1.11M +$580K +18,563 +116%
NAM
237
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$1.09M +$47.3K +1,514 +5%
RJFSA
238
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.09M +$633K +20,252 +147%
M&T Bank
239
M&T Bank
New York
$1.08M -$8.78K -281 -0.8%
II
240
IFM Investors
Australia
$1.08M +$293K +9,371 +38%
FBC
241
Fairfield, Bush & Co
Connecticut
$1.08M -$105K -3,377 -9%
B
242
BP
United Kingdom
$1.06M -$337K -10,800 -25%
DnB Asset Management
243
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$1.06M +$60.7K +1,944 +6%
MCIM
244
Meadow Creek Investment Management
Georgia
$1M – – –
KeyBank National Association
245
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$997K -$494K -15,804 -34%
ECM
246
Elgethun Capital Management
South Dakota
$994K -$5.56K -178 -0.6%
SM
247
Sciencast Management
New Jersey
$989K +$968K +30,994 New
CIP
248
Convergence Investment Partners
Florida
$988K +$961K +30,776 New
CGH
249
Crossmark Global Holdings
Texas
$983K -$55.9K -1,788 -6%
JMPWA
250
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$973K +$128K +4,091 +16%
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WRB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

440 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.R. Berkley (WRB) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $9.35B — up 8.3% from $8.63B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new WRB positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 128 added to existing stakes and 155 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $66.5M. The largest seller was Boston Partners, cutting an estimated $121M.

  • 440 institutional investors held W.R. Berkley (WRB) as of Q3 2019, up from 414 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $9.35B of W.R. Berkley stock for Q3 2019, up 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 66 funds opened new W.R. Berkley positions in Q3 2019 and 38 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest W.R. Berkley buyer in Q3 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $66.5M added.
  • The largest W.R. Berkley seller in Q3 2019 was Boston Partners, an estimated $121M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.