WET SEAL INC CL-A
WTSL
WTSL was delisted on the 26th of January, 2015.
103 hedge funds and large institutions have $181M invested in WET SEAL INC CL-A in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
14% less funds holding
Funds holding: 120 → 103 (-17)
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 39
37% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $286M → $181M (-$105M)
37% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $366K | Put options by funds: $583K
52% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 33
67% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 2 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCM
BBT Capital Management
Fort Worth,
Texas
|
+$4.16M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$3.71M |
| 3 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.51M |
| 4 |
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Fort Worth,
Texas
|
+$3.37M |
| 5 |
JGC
J. Goldman & Co
New York
|
+$1.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$9.67M |
| 2 |
KSC
Kendall Square Capital
San Francisco,
California
|
-$6.65M |
| 3 |
RBLCM
Roaring Blue Lion Capital Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$4.84M |
| 4 |
LSC
Lyon Street Capital
Sausalito,
California
|
-$4.23M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$2.94M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PCM
126
Prelude Capital Management
New York
| – | -$144K | -36,700 | Closed |
|
|
DTL
127
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
| – | -$112K | -28,600 | Closed |
|
|
JG
128
Jefferies Group
New York
| – | -$89K | -22,764 | Closed |
|
129
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
| – | -$88K | -22,347 | Closed |
|
|
OAM
130
Oberweis Asset Management
Lisle,
Illinois
| – | -$80K | -20,400 | Closed |
|
131
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$65K | -16,609 | Closed |
|
|
SCA
132
SAC Capital Advisors
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$48K | -12,100 | Closed |
|
133
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
| – | -$48K | -11,900 | Closed |
|
134
Tudor Investment Corp
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$46K | -11,600 | Closed |
|
|
SGAM
135
Smith Group Asset Management
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$25K | -6,460 | Closed |
|
|
RFC
136
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
| – | -$4K | -1,097 | Closed |
|
WTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
103 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WET SEAL INC CL-A (WTSL) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $181M — down 37% from $286M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of WTSL and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 39 trimmed existing stakes and 30 added.
The largest buyer was BBT Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.16M. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $9.67M.
- 103 institutional investors held WET SEAL INC CL-A (WTSL) as of Q4 2013, down from 120 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $181M of WET SEAL INC CL-A stock for Q4 2013, down 37% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new WET SEAL INC CL-A positions in Q4 2013 and 33 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
- The largest WET SEAL INC CL-A buyer in Q4 2013 was BBT Capital Management, an estimated $4.16M added.
- The largest WET SEAL INC CL-A seller in Q4 2013 was State Street, an estimated $9.67M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.