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W.R. Berkley
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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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)

Holders
355
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-0.56%
% of All Funds
8.84%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
37
Increased
125
Reduced
129
Closed
30
Calls
$1.99M
Puts
$1.78M
Net Calls
+$204K
Net Calls Change
-$1.88M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$718M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$33.5M
3
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
+$26.2M
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$20M
5
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$16.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SJIC
St. James Investment Company
Texas
-$29.9M
2
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
-$22.6M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$21.9M
4
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$15M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$10.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Jennison Associates
26
Jennison Associates
New York
$44.2M -$2.11M -102,388 -5%
Legal & General Group
27
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$40.2M +$1.83M +88,972 +5%
PI
28
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
$39.5M -$2.43M -118,335 -6%
SJIC
29
St. James Investment Company
Texas
$39.4M -$29.9M -1,454,193 -44%
MIH
30
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$39M +$723K +35,141 +2%
Citadel Advisors
31
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$37.3M -$21.9M -1,062,447 -37%
CIC
32
Chilton Investment Company
Connecticut
$34.5M +$381K +18,515 +1%
BCM
33
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$34.2M +$1.34M +65,002 +4%
PC
34
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
$32.5M +$2.5M +121,500 +8%
CIM
35
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$32M -$1.1M -53,420 -3%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
36
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$31.9M +$48.7K +2,365 +0.2%
Balyasny Asset Management
37
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$30.7M -$15M -730,222 -33%
JHIU
38
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$30.5M +$26.2M +1,274,400 +704%
UBS AM
39
UBS AM
Illinois
$30M +$1.66M +80,777 +6%
GH
40
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$29.9M +$544K +26,419 +2%
Wells Fargo
41
Wells Fargo
California
$28.7M +$1.7M +82,624 +6%
Principal Financial Group
42
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$28.4M +$1.28M +62,012 +5%
GI
43
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$28.3M -$745K -36,213 -3%
Ameriprise
44
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$27.7M -$717K -34,826 -3%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
45
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$24.9M +$902K +43,835 +4%
AQR Capital Management
46
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$24.5M +$3.02M +146,988 +14%
Swiss National Bank
47
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$24.3M +$5.06M +245,700 +27%
Charles Schwab
48
Charles Schwab
California
$22.9M +$1.39M +67,760 +7%
PAM
49
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$22M +$16.7M +809,693 +337%
TA
50
Teachers Advisors
New York
$20.5M +$72.3K +3,514 +0.4%
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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.