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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
HPBT
301
High Point Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$48K – – –
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
302
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$43K +$17.3K +1,350 +67%
GGPS
303
Gary Goldberg Planning Services
New York
$39K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
304
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$37K +$17.5K +1,360 +89%
QBFM
305
QS Batterymarch Financial Management
New York
$27K – – –
WCBA
306
Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates
Tennessee
$26K +$1.51K +118 +6%
SAMC
307
Shinko Asset Management Company
Japan
$22K – – –
LTFS
308
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$20K +$8.66K +675 +78%
LNB
309
Ledyard National Bank
$20K +$19.7K +1,536 New
RFA
310
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$18K +$18.1K +1,411 New
FA
311
Financial Advantage
Maryland
$14K – – –
CTC
312
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$11K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
313
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$10K – – –
PTC
314
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$10K – – –
KLWA
315
Kelly Lawrence W & Associates
California
$10K +$10.4K +810 New
JFGIW
316
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$9K – – –
US Bancorp
317
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$9K – – –
GT
318
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$9K +$9.01K +702 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
319
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$7.08K +$931K +72,539 +15%
PMFA
320
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$7K – – –
ASN
321
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$7K +$7.28K +567 New
NES
322
New England Securities
New York
$6K +$3.46K +270 +170%
Bessemer Group
323
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$5K – – –
CG
324
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$3K +$3.16K +246 New
EWM
325
Elite Wealth Management
Washington
$3K +$3.25K +253 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.