Williams-Sonoma
338 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.1B invested in Williams-Sonoma in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 129 increasing their positions, 104 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.
24% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 129 | Existing positions reduced: 104
9.58% more ownership
Funds ownership: 167.43% → 177% (+9.6%)
5% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 42
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 337 → 338 (+1)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.26B → $6.1B (-$165M)
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 8 (-1)
33% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $39.4M | Put options by funds: $59M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$88M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$78.1M |
| 3 |
CAM
Congress Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$57.6M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$53.5M |
| 5 |
Select Equity Group
New York
|
+$47.9M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$285M |
| 2 |
MCM
Melvin Capital Management
New York
|
-$44M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$37.5M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$31.3M |
| 5 |
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
|
-$28.9M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FANJ
376
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
Marlton,
New Jersey
| – | -$19K | -456 | Closed |
|
|
CPIG
377
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$9K | -238 | Closed |
|
378
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$8.3K | -204 | Closed |
|
379
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$7K | -160 | Closed |
|
|
RCG
380
Ruggie Capital Group
Tavares,
Florida
| – | -$1K | -30 | Closed |
|
WSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
338 of the 3,581 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Williams-Sonoma (WSM) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $6.1B — down 2.6% from $6.26B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new WSM positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 129 added to existing stakes and 104 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Waddell & Reed Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $88M. The largest seller was William Blair & Company, cutting an estimated $285M.
- 338 institutional investors held Williams-Sonoma (WSM) as of Q3 2015, up from 337 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $6.1B of Williams-Sonoma stock for Q3 2015, down 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 44 funds opened new Williams-Sonoma positions in Q3 2015 and 42 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Williams-Sonoma buyer in Q3 2015 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $88M added.
- The largest Williams-Sonoma seller in Q3 2015 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $285M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.