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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
Ameriprise
26
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$35.4M -$5.06M -393,873 -13%
BG
27
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$34M -$5.59M -435,166 -14%
Schroder Investment Management Group
28
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$33.5M +$19.6M +1,528,200 +142%
CC
29
Carlson Capital
Texas
$31.9M +$31.8M +2,479,778 New
KAM
30
Keeley Asset Management
Illinois
$29.3M -$69.7K -5,433 -0.2%
Credit Agricole
31
Credit Agricole
France
$27.7M +$1.27M +99,225 +5%
Swiss National Bank
32
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$27.6M -$342K -26,662 -1%
TD Asset Management
33
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$25.5M +$576K +44,888 +2%
UBS AM
34
UBS AM
Illinois
$24.1M -$7.27M -566,072 -23%
GI
35
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$23.7M +$745K +58,016 +3%
Legal & General Group
36
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$22.8M -$162K -12,595 -0.7%
Geode Capital Management
37
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$22.5M +$1.98M +154,413 +10%
PC
38
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
$21.8M +$67.1K +5,231 +0.3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
39
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$21.6M +$1.1M +85,722 +5%
GH
40
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$17.5M +$4.33M +337,500 +33%
BA
41
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$17.5M -$1.84M -143,718 -10%
BIM
42
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$16.3M +$1.19M +92,837 +8%
California Public Employees Retirement System
43
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$15.3M -$1.61M -125,627 -9%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
44
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$15.2M +$1.85M +144,480 +14%
FCAM
45
F&C Asset Management
United Kingdom
$14.9M -$419K -32,616 -3%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
46
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$14.7M – – –
MAA
47
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$14.7M -$445K -34,668 -3%
Deutsche Bank
48
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$14M +$2.97M +231,595 +27%
Two Sigma Investments
49
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$13.1M +$11.5M +895,009 +702%
TCIM
50
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$13M -$1.65M -128,399 -11%
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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.