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Capital Research Global Investors’s Western Union WU Stock Holding History

Capital Research Global Investors’s Portfolio WU Stock Details WU Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2026
Q1 		$128M Buy
14,646,547
+4,238,587
+41% +$40.1M 0.02% 284
2025
Q4 		$96.9M Buy
10,407,960
+2,716,385
+35% +$24M 0.02% 307
2025
Q3 		$61.5M Buy
7,691,575
+11,668
+0.2% +$97.6K 0.01% 335
2025
Q2 		$64.7M Buy
7,679,907
+9,331
+0.1% +$88.7K 0.01% 324
2025
Q1 		$81.2M Buy
7,670,576
+3,329
+0% +$35.3K 0.02% 312
2024
Q4 		$81.3M Buy
7,667,247
+4,366
+0.1% +$48.4K 0.02% 319
2024
Q3 		$91.4M Sell
7,662,881
-11,476,308
-60% -$138M 0.02% 288
2024
Q2 		$234M Sell
19,139,189
-1,794
-0% -$23.3K 0.05% 204
2024
Q1 		$268M Buy
19,140,983
+4,187
+0% +$53.9K 0.06% 203
2023
Q4 		$228M Buy
19,136,796
+4,767
+0% +$58.2K 0.06% 216
2023
Q3 		$252M Buy
19,132,029
+8,948
+0% +$110K 0.07% 203
2023
Q2 		$224M Buy
19,123,081
+5,151
+0% +$59.4K 0.06% 218
2023
Q1 		$213M Buy
19,117,930
+9,449
+0% +$123K 0.06% 219
2022
Q4 		$263M Buy
19,108,481
+1,540,292
+9% +$21.3M 0.08% 183
2022
Q3 		$237M Sell
17,568,189
-4,645,205
-21% -$72.8M 0.08% 188
2022
Q2 		$366M Sell
22,213,394
-3,305
-0% -$58.3K 0.11% 163
2022
Q1 		$416M Buy
22,216,699
+10,374
+0% +$192K 0.1% 175
2021
Q4 		$396M Sell
22,206,325
-325,827
-1% -$6.01M 0.09% 188
2021
Q3 		$456M Buy
22,532,152
+1,467,320
+7% +$32.4M 0.11% 174
2021
Q2 		$484M Buy
21,064,832
+404,802
+2% +$10.1M 0.11% 164
2021
Q1 		$509M Sell
20,660,030
-12,319,117
-37% -$290M 0.12% 157
2020
Q4 		$724M Buy
32,979,147
+33,899
+0.1% +$736K 0.19% 124
2020
Q3 		$706M Buy
32,945,248
+1,748,567
+6% +$39.7M 0.21% 110
2020
Q2 		$674M Buy
31,196,681
+13,902,199
+80% +$282M 0.21% 104
2020
Q1 		$314M Sell
17,294,482
-11,675,046
-40% -$286M 0.12% 144
2019
Q4 		$776M Sell
28,969,528
-4,535,933
-14% -$118M 0.23% 103
2019
Q3 		$776M Sell
33,505,461
-2,985,290
-8% -$64.5M 0.25% 94
2019
Q2 		$726M Buy
36,490,751
+2,082,426
+6% +$40.6M 0.23% 101
2019
Q1 		$636M Sell
34,408,325
-19,837
-0.1% -$357K 0.2% 105
2018
Q4 		$587M Sell
34,428,162
-726,749
-2% -$13.2M 0.2% 103
2018
Q3 		$670M Sell
35,154,911
-12,223,387
-26% -$237M 0.19% 112
2018
Q2 		$963M Buy
47,378,298
+561,660
+1% +$11.2M 0.26% 93
2018
Q1 		$900M Sell
46,816,638
-11,976,929
-20% -$240M 0.26% 101
2017
Q4 		$1.12B Sell
58,793,567
-4,659,231
-7% -$91.4M 0.33% 78
2017
Q3 		$1.22B Buy
63,452,798
+755
+0% +$14.4K 0.37% 70
2017
Q2 		$1.21B Sell
63,452,043
-1,926,055
-3% -$37.3M 0.38% 69
2017
Q1 		$1.33B Buy
65,378,098
+31,185
+0% +$637K 0.42% 64
2016
Q4 		$1.42B Sell
65,346,913
-732,615
-1% -$15.2M 0.46% 61
2016
Q3 		$1.38B Sell
66,079,528
-10,084
-0% -$207K 0.45% 59
2016
Q2 		$1.27B Sell
66,089,612
-219,578
-0.3% -$4.26M 0.43% 60
2016
Q1 		$1.28B Hold
66,309,190
– – 0.44% 63
2015
Q4 		$1.19B Hold
66,309,190
– – 0.41% 63
2015
Q3 		$1.22B Hold
66,309,190
– – 0.44% 60
2015
Q2 		$1.35B Hold
66,309,190
– – 0.44% 59
2015
Q1 		$1.38B Hold
66,309,190
– – 0.47% 57
2014
Q4 		$1.19B Hold
66,309,190
– – 0.4% 66
2014
Q3 		$1.06B Hold
66,309,190
– – 0.37% 72
2014
Q2 		$1.15B Buy
66,309,190
+11,400
+0% +$184K 0.4% 67
2014
Q1 		$1.08B Buy
66,297,790
+4,505,490
+7% +$73.4M 0.39% 73
2013
Q4 		$1.07B Buy
61,792,300
+14,437,688
+30% +$253M 0.39% 74
2013
Q3 		$884M Buy
47,354,612
+7,791,243
+20% +$140M 0.35% 80
2013
Q2 		$677M Buy
+39,563,369
New +$627M 0.29% 98

Other funds holding WU

BlackRock
BlackRock New York $5.72T AUM 30.48% 1-Year Est. Return
VPM
Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $1.91T AUM
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group London, United Kingdom $122B AUM 29.27% 1-Year Est. Return
VCM
Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.04T AUM
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $2.9T AUM 29.55% 1-Year Est. Return
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab San Francisco, California $654B AUM 26.35% 1-Year Est. Return
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management Greenwich, Connecticut $218B AUM 29.41% 1-Year Est. Return
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management Munich, Germany $95.4B AUM 38.74% 1-Year Est. Return
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management Chicago, Illinois $46.4B AUM 27.74% 1-Year Est. Return
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.61T AUM 30.72% 1-Year Est. Return

Capital Research Global Investors's WU Position: Q1 2026 in Review

Capital Research Global Investors increased its Western Union (WU) stake by 41% in Q1 2026, buying an estimated $40.1M and bringing the position to 14,646,547 shares worth $128M. The position accounts for 0.02% of the portfolio, ranked #284.

Capital Research Global Investors first reported a position in WU in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $1.42B in Q4 2016. 508 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold WU as of Q1 2026.

  • Capital Research Global Investors held 14,646,547 shares of Western Union worth $128M as of Q1 2026.
  • Capital Research Global Investors bought 4,238,587 Western Union shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $40.1M.
  • Western Union made up 0.02% of Capital Research Global Investors's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #284 holding.
  • Capital Research Global Investors first reported a position in Western Union in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
  • Capital Research Global Investors's Western Union position peaked at $1.42B in Q4 2016.
  • 508 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Western Union as of Q1 2026.

Based on Capital Research Global Investors's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 13 May 2026.