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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
TI
251
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$949K +$924K +29,576 New
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
252
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$946K +$5K +160 +0.5%
PIA
253
Piedmont Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$935K -$73.4K -2,349 -7%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
254
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$933K – – –
Creative Planning
255
Creative Planning
Kansas
$928K -$46.5K -1,487 -5%
SMDAM
256
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$927K +$237K +7,592 +36%
OAM
257
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$903K -$140K -4,469 -14%
PP
258
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$901K +$6.59K +211 +0.8%
SO
259
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$892K -$47.9K -1,534 -5%
Verition Fund Management
260
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$881K +$857K +27,434 New
SEC
261
Seven Eight Capital
New York
$870K +$288K +9,225 +52%
DIA
262
Dean Investment Associates
Ohio
$869K -$276K -8,836 -25%
LPL Financial
263
LPL Financial
California
$859K +$246K +7,866 +42%
HF
264
HRT Financial
New York
$853K +$831K +26,595 New
PA
265
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$820K -$33K -1,055 -4%
LIA
266
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$815K +$344 +11 +0%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
267
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$799K +$625K +20,022 +412%
DTL
268
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$786K +$765K +24,496 New
WIM
269
Waverton Investment Management
United Kingdom
$776K – – –
SFI
270
Susquehanna Fundamental Investments
Pennsylvania
$737K – – –
IA
271
IFG Advisory
Georgia
$734K -$135K -4,318 -16%
Point72 Asset Management
272
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$730K -$9.99M -319,725 -93%
SP
273
Symmetry Partners
Connecticut
$717K – – –
Two Sigma Advisers
274
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$715K +$696K +22,275 New
SCM
275
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
$696K -$39.6K -1,269 -6%
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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.