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West Pharmaceutical
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406 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.57B invested in West Pharmaceutical in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 143 increasing their positions, 134 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 5 (+3)

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 32

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.52B → $9.57B (+$1.05B)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 374 → 406 (+32)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 143 | Existing positions reduced: 134

0.89% less ownership

Funds ownership: 92.4% → 91.52% (-0.89%)

85% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.21M | Put options by funds: $47.8M

Holders
406
Holders Change
+32
Holders Change %
+8.56%
% of All Funds
8.9%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+150%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
64
Increased
143
Reduced
134
Closed
32
Calls
$7.21M
Puts
$47.8M
Net Calls
-$40.5M
Net Calls Change
+$3.68M

Top Buyers

1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$71.8M
2
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
+$26.3M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$25.4M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$24.6M
5
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
+$24.4M

Top Sellers

1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$118M
2
UIM
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
-$76.2M
3
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
-$39.7M
4
CTA
Carillon Tower Advisers
Florida
-$29.5M
5
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$22.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
76
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$15.1M -$5.59M -40,631 -28%
ACM
77
Azimuth Capital Management
Michigan
$14.8M +$7.48M +54,352 +109%
CRC
78
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$14.6M +$455K +3,303 +3%
Barclays
79
Barclays
United Kingdom
$14.2M +$10M +72,629 +262%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
80
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$13.6M +$39.1K +284 +0.3%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
81
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$13.5M -$249K -1,810 -2%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
82
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$13.4M -$165K -1,200 -1%
Russell Investments Group
83
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$12.9M +$2.15M +15,633 +21%
Nisa Investment Advisors
84
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$12.5M +$770K +5,590 +7%
CS
85
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$12M -$1.79M -12,997 -13%
GLA
86
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$11.9M +$408K +2,960 +4%
Citigroup
87
Citigroup
New York
$10.4M -$11.3M -82,179 -53%
Bank of Montreal
88
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$10.1M +$9.08M +65,932 +1,299%
MCG
89
McCollum Christoferson Group
New York
$10M -$237K -1,724 -2%
KCM
90
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$9.9M -$517K -3,755 -5%
CSS
91
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$9.83M +$7.21M +52,355 +308%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
92
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$9.8M +$6.99M +50,800 +278%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
93
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$9.77M +$6.73M +48,900 +245%
D.E. Shaw & Co
94
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$9.77M +$3.14M +22,789 +49%
MOACM
95
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$9.34M +$116K +840 +1%
WG
96
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$8.78M +$8.21M +59,625 +2,623%
VNIM
97
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
$8.42M -$7.1M -51,540 -46%
M&T Bank
98
M&T Bank
New York
$7.96M -$2.59M -18,827 -25%
EVM
99
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$7.74M -$6.84M -49,690 -48%
Macquarie Group
100
Macquarie Group
Australia
$7.51M -$171K -1,243 -2%
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WST Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

406 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in West Pharmaceutical (WST) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $9.57B — up 12% from $8.52B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 64 funds opened new WST positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 143 added to existing stakes and 134 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $71.8M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $118M.

  • 406 institutional investors held West Pharmaceutical (WST) as of Q3 2019, up from 374 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $9.57B of West Pharmaceutical stock for Q3 2019, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 64 funds opened new West Pharmaceutical positions in Q3 2019 and 32 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
  • The largest West Pharmaceutical buyer in Q3 2019 was Millennium Management, an estimated $71.8M added.
  • The largest West Pharmaceutical seller in Q3 2019 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $118M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.