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Williams-Sonoma

352 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.06B invested in Williams-Sonoma in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 60 funds opening new positions, 124 increasing their positions, 121 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 57

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.85B → $6.06B (+$211M)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 124 | Existing positions reduced: 121

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 352352 (0)

1.68% less ownership

Funds ownership: 168.11%166.43% (-1.7%)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 87 (-1)

43% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $32.4M | Put options by funds: $57.3M

Holders
352
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
9.38%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
60
Increased
124
Reduced
121
Closed
57
Calls
$32.4M
Puts
$57.3M
Net Calls
-$24.9M
Net Calls Change
+$2.25M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$421M +$22.6M +570,346 +6%
Capital Research Global Investors
2
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$401M
BC
3
Blackhill Capital
New Jersey
$394M +$1.63M +41,000 +0.4%
William Blair & Company
4
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$389M -$1.58M -39,872 -0.4%
Aristotle Capital Management
5
Aristotle Capital Management
California
$337M -$15.9K -400 -0%
Select Equity Group
6
Select Equity Group
New York
$250M -$39.4M -993,962 -14%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$248M +$18.4M +463,810 +8%
JP Morgan Chase
8
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$217M -$33.1M -835,552 -13%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$213M +$24.9M +626,686 +13%
BFA
10
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$211M +$14.7M +371,604 +8%
Bank of New York Mellon
11
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$181M +$14.2M +357,534 +9%
TCM
12
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$163M -$16.4M -413,900 -9%
HMP
13
HS Management Partners
New York
$104M -$45.8M -1,156,030 -31%
Artisan Partners
14
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$103M -$2.92M -73,564 -3%
PAMU
15
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$92.4M +$34.7M +873,768 +53%
ACM
16
Apex Capital Management
Ohio
$75.2M +$17.4M +438,832 +30%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$72.1M +$60.1M +1,516,698 +517%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$68.6M +$402K +10,140 +0.6%
JHIU
19
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$68.4M +$4.93M +124,426 +8%
Capital International Investors
20
Capital International Investors
California
$65M
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$62.4M +$24.5M +618,386 +65%
Norges Bank
22
Norges Bank
Norway
$62.1M -$1.42M -35,868 -2%
CWAM
23
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
$60.2M -$22.1M -558,000 -27%
Fidelity Investments
24
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$59.1M +$15.6M +393,200 +36%
Fidelity International
25
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$58.5M -$8.77M -221,230 -13%

WSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

352 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Williams-Sonoma (WSM) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $6.06B — up 3.6% from $5.85B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 60 funds opened new WSM positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 124 added to existing stakes and 121 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $60.1M. The largest seller was Guggenheim Capital, cutting an estimated $52.6M.

  • 352 institutional investors held Williams-Sonoma (WSM) as of Q1 2015, unchanged from Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $6.06B of Williams-Sonoma stock for Q1 2015, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 60 funds opened new Williams-Sonoma positions in Q1 2015 and 57 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Williams-Sonoma buyer in Q1 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $60.1M added.
  • The largest Williams-Sonoma seller in Q1 2015 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $52.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.