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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
DSA
276
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$220K – – –
MFS
277
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$219K +$9.05K +705 +4%
MYAM
278
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management
Japan
$218K -$4.34K -338 -2%
WA
279
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$209K – – –
PL
280
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$189K +$189K +14,715 New
WRM
281
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$187K – – –
Daiwa Securities Group
282
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$182K – – –
DCMA
283
Daiwa Capital Markets America
New York
$182K +$182K +14,175 New
TI
284
Turner Investments
Pennsylvania
$166K +$3.52K +274 +2%
DILH
285
Dai-ichi Life Holdings
Japan
$161K – – –
AAM
286
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$148K +$13K +1,013 +10%
ICOM
287
Investment Counselors of Maryland
Maryland
$120K +$13K +1,013 +12%
DIA
288
Denver Investment Advisors
Colorado
$120K +$1.24M +96,852 New
Creative Planning
289
Creative Planning
Kansas
$105K +$16.2K +1,262 +18%
OMCS
290
Old Mutual Customised Solutions
South Africa
$100K – – –
EOJOAM
291
E. Ohman J:or Asset Management
Sweden
$99.5K – – –
RA
292
Rational Advisors
New York
$93K -$12.1K -945 -12%
EWM
293
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$82K – – –
IRS
294
Invictus RG (Singapore)
Singapore
$82K +$82.3K +6,413 New
HF
295
Hoxton Financial
West Virginia
$78K – – –
Acadian Asset Management
296
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$71K – – –
SEC
297
Seven Eight Capital
New York
$65K +$65K +5,063 New
BCMIO
298
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$63K +$62.8K +4,894 New
MIC
299
MU Investments Company
Japan
$52K – – –
QT
300
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$52K +$52K +4,050 New
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12
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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.