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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
IRF
151
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$1.92M -$34.6K -2,696 -2%
Aviva
152
Aviva
United Kingdom
$1.91M +$29.9K +2,329 +2%
OPERF
153
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$1.91M +$550K +42,863 +41%
FAF
154
Fjarde Ap-fonden
Sweden
$1.89M – – –
MSA
155
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.88M -$10.5K -820 -0.6%
MAM
156
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.87M +$889K +69,258 +91%
N
157
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.86M -$268K -20,891 -13%
MIS
158
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$1.85M +$938K +73,085 +103%
Fidelity Investments
159
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.77M -$4.17M -324,675 -70%
T. Rowe Price Associates
160
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.77M -$1.79M -139,387 -50%
MM
161
Midas Management
New York
$1.74M +$1.73M +135,000 New
NBC
162
Neuberger Berman Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.7M +$1.7M +132,300 New
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
163
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$1.7M +$219K +17,047 +15%
YIA
164
YHB Investment Advisors
Connecticut
$1.61M -$269K -20,925 -14%
AG
165
Aperio Group
California
$1.57M -$1.32M -103,019 Closed
GIBU
166
Gulf International Bank (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.53M +$1.53M +119,063 New
PI
167
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$1.51M +$26.5K +2,062 +2%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
168
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$1.44M +$2.68K +209 +0.2%
BC
169
Burney Company
Virginia
$1.41M -$67.2K -5,238 -5%
Los Angeles Capital Management
170
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$1.41M +$28.2K +2,194 +2%
KA
171
KLCM Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.39M – – –
CC
172
Curian Capital
Colorado
$1.38M +$848K +66,103 +160%
MERSOM
173
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$1.3M +$515K +40,162 +66%
LSERS
174
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$1.3M +$1.3M +100,913 New
CBOA
175
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$1.29M +$172K +13,398 +15%
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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.