W.R. Berkley
355 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.25B invested in W.R. Berkley in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 125 increasing their positions, 129 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
23% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 30
11% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.99M | Put options by funds: $1.78M
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.82B → $6.25B (+$434M)
3.49% more ownership
Funds ownership: 243.57% → 247.07% (+3.5%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 357 → 355 (-2)
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 125 | Existing positions reduced: 129
14% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 6 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$718M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$33.5M |
| 3 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$26.2M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$20M |
| 5 |
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$16.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SJIC
St. James Investment Company
Southlake,
Texas
|
-$29.9M |
| 2 |
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
|
-$22.6M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$21.9M |
| 4 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$15M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$10.7M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SPC
376
Sigma Planning Corp
Ann Arbor,
Michigan
| – | -$204K | -10,375 | Closed |
|
|
AAM
377
Advisors Asset Management
Monument,
Colorado
| – | -$154K | -7,803 | Closed |
|
|
BAM
378
Bruderman Asset Management
Locust Valley,
New York
| – | -$60K | -3,038 | Closed |
|
|
CG
379
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$55.6K | -2,700 | Closed |
|
|
AIM
380
Acrospire Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$47K | -2,363 | Closed |
|
|
PHK
381
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
| – | -$18K | -894 | Closed |
|
|
ZB
382
Zions Bancorporation
Salt Lake City,
Utah
| – | -$3K | -176 | Closed |
|
383
EARNEST Partners
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$3K | -135 | Closed |
|
|
DPA
384
Delphi Private Advisors
San Diego,
California
| – | -$1K | -57 | Closed |
|
|
WTB
385
Washington Trust Bank
Spokane,
Washington
| – | -$1K | -54 | Closed |
|
WRB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
355 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.R. Berkley (WRB) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $6.25B — up 7.5% from $5.82B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new WRB positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 125 added to existing stakes and 129 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $718M. The largest seller was St. James Investment Company, cutting an estimated $29.9M.
- 355 institutional investors held W.R. Berkley (WRB) as of Q1 2017, down from 357 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $6.25B of W.R. Berkley stock for Q1 2017, up 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new W.R. Berkley positions in Q1 2017 and 30 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest W.R. Berkley buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $718M added.
- The largest W.R. Berkley seller in Q1 2017 was St. James Investment Company, an estimated $29.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.