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West Pharmaceutical

222 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.74B invested in West Pharmaceutical in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

35% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $346K | Put options by funds: $257K

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 75

1.76% more ownership

Funds ownership: 90.2%91.96% (+1.8%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 55 (0)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.81B → $2.74B (-$65.6M)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 226222 (-4)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 24

Holders
222
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-1.77%
% of All Funds
6.38%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
20
Increased
98
Reduced
75
Closed
24
Calls
$346K
Puts
$257K
Net Calls
+$89K
Net Calls Change
-$70K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$238M +$4M +93,403 +2%
Neuberger Berman Group
2
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$231M +$2.71M +63,206 +1%
Franklin Resources
3
Franklin Resources
California
$187M +$12K +280 +0%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$155M -$9.99M -233,265 -6%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$126M +$10.2M +238,496 +9%
KI
6
Kalmar Investments
Delaware
$96.7M +$14.5M +337,538 +17%
T. Rowe Price Associates
7
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$84.1M +$460K +10,732 +0.5%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$79.1M -$5.57M -130,178 -6%
BAMCO Inc
9
BAMCO Inc
New York
$75.8M -$1.01M -23,498 -1%
Renaissance Technologies
10
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$67.8M +$8.02M +187,300 +13%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$64.5M +$3.92M +91,445 +6%
BTW
12
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$62.9M +$836K +19,516 +1%
RIM
13
RS Investment Management
California
$58.5M +$21.9M +510,757 +58%
GIM
14
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
$58.4M -$13.1M -305,900 -18%
Fisher Asset Management
15
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$55.1M +$3.31M +77,248 +6%
JP Morgan Chase
16
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$49.8M +$7.73M +180,406 +18%
RCG
17
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$44.6M -$201K -4,702 -0.4%
CIP
18
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$44M +$15.5M +361,430 +53%
GKIM
19
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$43.3M +$2.18M +50,994 +5%
Northern Trust
20
Northern Trust
Illinois
$42.1M -$7.9M -184,498 -16%
Norges Bank
21
Norges Bank
Norway
$40.6M +$20.6M +480,736 +100%
DIA
22
Denver Investment Advisors
Colorado
$39.7M +$8.13M +189,836 +25%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
23
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$38.3M -$595K -13,896 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$35.3M +$2.52M +58,926 +8%
Wells Fargo
25
Wells Fargo
California
$32.1M +$1.88M +43,859 +6%

WST Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

222 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in West Pharmaceutical (WST) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $2.74B — down 2.3% from $2.81B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of WST and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 75 trimmed existing stakes and 98 added.

The largest buyer was RS Investment Management, adding an estimated $21.9M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $35M.

  • 222 institutional investors held West Pharmaceutical (WST) as of Q2 2014, down from 226 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.74B of West Pharmaceutical stock for Q2 2014, down 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new West Pharmaceutical positions in Q2 2014 and 24 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest West Pharmaceutical buyer in Q2 2014 was RS Investment Management, an estimated $21.9M added.
  • The largest West Pharmaceutical seller in Q2 2014 was Invesco, an estimated $35M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.