W.R. Berkley
414 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.64B invested in W.R. Berkley in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 130 increasing their positions, 192 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
51% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 37
46% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.34M | Put options by funds: $913K
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.41B → $8.64B (+$1.23B)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 401 → 414 (+13)
32% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 130 | Existing positions reduced: 192
82.09% less ownership
Funds ownership: 243.28% → 161.19% (-82%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$80M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$42.4M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$36.6M |
| 4 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$35.1M |
| 5 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$31.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
-$145M |
| 2 |
ACM
Atlanta Capital Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$67.7M |
| 3 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$43.4M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$36.6M |
| 5 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$24.2M |
WRB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
414 of the 4,625 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.R. Berkley (WRB) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $8.64B — up 17% from $7.41B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new WRB positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 130 added to existing stakes and 192 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $80M. The largest seller was First Eagle Investment Management, cutting an estimated $145M.
- 414 institutional investors held W.R. Berkley (WRB) as of Q2 2019, up from 401 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $8.64B of W.R. Berkley stock for Q2 2019, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 56 funds opened new W.R. Berkley positions in Q2 2019 and 37 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest W.R. Berkley buyer in Q2 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $80M added.
- The largest W.R. Berkley seller in Q2 2019 was First Eagle Investment Management, an estimated $145M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.