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Williams-Sonoma

337 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.26B invested in Williams-Sonoma in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 113 increasing their positions, 127 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 79 (+2)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.06B → $6.26B (+$199M)

0.99% more ownership

Funds ownership: 166.43%167.43% (+0.99%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 352337 (-15)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 113 | Existing positions reduced: 127

23% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 56

35% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $38.1M | Put options by funds: $58.6M

Holders
337
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-4.26%
% of All Funds
9.08%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+28.57%
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
43
Increased
113
Reduced
127
Closed
56
Calls
$38.1M
Puts
$58.6M
Net Calls
-$20.5M
Net Calls Change
+$4.34M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$444M +$9.19M +234,802 +2%
Capital Research Global Investors
2
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$413M
BC
3
Blackhill Capital
New Jersey
$407M +$482K +12,330 +0.1%
William Blair & Company
4
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$363M -$37.2M -950,352 -10%
Aristotle Capital Management
5
Aristotle Capital Management
California
$347M -$657K -16,800 -0.2%
Select Equity Group
6
Select Equity Group
New York
$253M -$4.89M -125,028 -2%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$237M -$18.4M -471,434 -8%
BFA
8
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$230M +$11.9M +304,178 +6%
Bank of New York Mellon
9
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$204M +$16.9M +433,188 +10%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$200M -$19.3M -494,152 -9%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$196M -$26.8M -685,898 -13%
TCM
12
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$180M +$11.1M +284,600 +7%
Artisan Partners
13
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$136M +$28.8M +735,658 +29%
HMP
14
HS Management Partners
New York
$125M +$16.4M +419,200 +16%
PAMU
15
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$107M +$232K +5,930 +0.2%
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$84M +$28.9M +739,942 +57%
ACM
17
Apex Capital Management
Ohio
$81.7M +$3.88M +99,078 +5%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$69.9M -$839K -21,452 -1%
Fidelity Investments
19
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$67.7M +$6.35M +162,354 +11%
Capital International Investors
20
Capital International Investors
California
$67M
Norges Bank
21
Norges Bank
Norway
$66.7M +$2.49M +63,684 +4%
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$66.5M +$1.99M +50,874 +3%
DKCM
23
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
New York
$61.7M +$39.1M +1,000,000 +200%
CWAM
24
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
$58.2M -$3.77M -96,402 -6%
Morgan Stanley
25
Morgan Stanley
New York
$56.1M +$680K +17,382 +1%

WSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

337 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Williams-Sonoma (WSM) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $6.26B — up 3.3% from $6.06B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 56 funds closed out of WSM and 43 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 127 trimmed existing stakes and 113 added.

The largest buyer was Alkeon Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $46.9M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $62.7M.

  • 337 institutional investors held Williams-Sonoma (WSM) as of Q2 2015, down from 352 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $6.26B of Williams-Sonoma stock for Q2 2015, up 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new Williams-Sonoma positions in Q2 2015 and 56 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest Williams-Sonoma buyer in Q2 2015 was Alkeon Capital Management, an estimated $46.9M added.
  • The largest Williams-Sonoma seller in Q2 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $62.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.