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Williams-Sonoma

352 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.85B invested in Williams-Sonoma in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 108 increasing their positions, 126 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

117% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 29

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 68 (+2)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 322352 (+30)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.55B → $5.85B (+$305M)

10.74% less ownership

Funds ownership: 178.85%168.11% (-11%)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 108 | Existing positions reduced: 126

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $66.3M | Put options by funds: $93.4M

Holders
352
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+9.32%
% of All Funds
9.38%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
63
Increased
108
Reduced
126
Closed
29
Calls
$66.3M
Puts
$93.4M
Net Calls
-$27.1M
Net Calls Change
-$27.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Capital Research Global Investors
1
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$380M -$118M -3,400,000 -25%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$378M +$3.95M +114,032 +1%
BC
3
Blackhill Capital
New Jersey
$372M +$1.41M +40,800 +0.4%
William Blair & Company
4
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$371M +$3.47M +99,980 +1%
Aristotle Capital Management
5
Aristotle Capital Management
California
$320M -$90.2K -2,600 -0%
Select Equity Group
6
Select Equity Group
New York
$275M -$17.7M -511,862 -7%
JP Morgan Chase
7
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$238M -$92.6M -2,670,110 -30%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$218M -$7.21M -207,870 -3%
BFA
9
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$186M -$1.47M -42,280 -0.9%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$179M -$661K -19,066 -0.4%
TCM
11
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$170M +$48.4M +1,395,500 +45%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$158M -$8.66M -249,850 -6%
HMP
13
HS Management Partners
New York
$143M +$1.54M +44,550 +1%
Artisan Partners
14
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$100M -$35.4M -1,020,920 -28%
CWAM
15
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
$78.3M -$44M -1,267,600 -38%
GC
16
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$73.8M +$28M +808,860 +71%
Morgan Stanley
17
Morgan Stanley
New York
$65.5M +$37.2M +1,072,290 +163%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$64.7M -$336K -9,694 -0.6%
Fidelity International
19
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$63.9M +$27.7M +797,434 +89%
PAMU
20
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$62.1M +$2.85M +82,066 +5%
UBS Group
21
UBS Group
Switzerland
$61.8M +$56.6M +1,632,828 New
Capital International Investors
22
Capital International Investors
California
$61.7M
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$60.3M +$1.08M +31,090 +2%
JHIU
24
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$60.2M +$9.1M +262,502 +20%
ACM
25
Apex Capital Management
Ohio
$54.8M +$2.24M +64,554 +5%

WSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

352 of the 3,751 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Williams-Sonoma (WSM) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $5.85B — up 5.5% from $5.55B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new WSM positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 108 added to existing stakes and 126 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TimesSquare Capital Management, adding an estimated $48.4M. The largest seller was Lone Pine Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $292M sold.

  • 352 institutional investors held Williams-Sonoma (WSM) as of Q4 2014, up from 322 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $5.85B of Williams-Sonoma stock for Q4 2014, up 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new Williams-Sonoma positions in Q4 2014 and 29 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
  • The largest Williams-Sonoma buyer in Q4 2014 was TimesSquare Capital Management, an estimated $48.4M added.
  • The largest Williams-Sonoma seller in Q4 2014 was Lone Pine Capital, an estimated $292M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.