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W.R. Berkley

355 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.74B invested in W.R. Berkley in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 104 increasing their positions, 134 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

373% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 11

218% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.02M | Put options by funds: $322K

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 45 (+1)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 317355 (+38)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.33B → $4.74B (+$411M)

2.7% more ownership

Funds ownership: 243.57%246.27% (+2.7%)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 104 | Existing positions reduced: 134

Holders
355
Holders Change
+38
Holders Change %
+11.99%
% of All Funds
9.47%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
52
Increased
104
Reduced
134
Closed
11
Calls
$1.02M
Puts
$322K
Net Calls
+$701K
Net Calls Change
+$883K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
1
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
$555M -$11.1M -737,789 -2%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$374M +$13.8M +915,786 +4%
First Eagle Investment Management
3
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$350M +$477K +31,725 +0.1%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$229M -$58.7M -3,903,245 -21%
Boston Partners
5
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$228M +$22.5M +1,494,598 +11%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$196M +$203K +13,523 +0.1%
Jennison Associates
7
Jennison Associates
New York
$183M -$26.4M -1,757,524 -13%
BFA
8
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$177M +$6.03M +401,210 +4%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$159M +$2.15M +143,198 +1%
Capital World Investors
10
Capital World Investors
California
$118M -$5.33M -354,375 -4%
FMI
11
Fiduciary Management Inc
Wisconsin
$104M -$1.95M -129,668 -2%
Wellington Management Group
12
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$81.7M -$605K -40,220 -0.7%
Citigroup
13
Citigroup
New York
$79.1M +$506K +33,631 +0.6%
SJIC
14
St. James Investment Company
Texas
$64.1M -$7.56M -503,000 -11%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$63.7M -$865K -57,513 -1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
16
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$62.6M +$10M +666,998 +19%
APG Asset Management
17
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$61.9M -$1.33M -88,563 -2%
Norges Bank
18
Norges Bank
Norway
$61M +$3.3M +219,156 +6%
TAM
19
Timucuan Asset Management
Florida
$51.3M +$336K +22,325 +0.7%
Northern Trust
20
Northern Trust
Illinois
$50.7M -$2.21M -146,874 -4%
BG
21
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$41.8M +$2.03M +135,270 +5%
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$37.3M +$12.2M +814,530 +50%
UBS AM
23
UBS AM
Illinois
$37.2M +$254K +16,898 +0.7%
AL
24
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$35M +$6.22M +413,809 +22%
AllianceBernstein
25
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$32.4M +$22.6K +1,505 +0.1%

WRB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

355 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.R. Berkley (WRB) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $4.74B — up 9.5% from $4.33B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new WRB positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 104 added to existing stakes and 134 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Boston Partners, adding an estimated $22.5M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $58.7M.

  • 355 institutional investors held W.R. Berkley (WRB) as of Q4 2014, up from 317 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $4.74B of W.R. Berkley stock for Q4 2014, up 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new W.R. Berkley positions in Q4 2014 and 11 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
  • The largest W.R. Berkley buyer in Q4 2014 was Boston Partners, an estimated $22.5M added.
  • The largest W.R. Berkley seller in Q4 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $58.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.