Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
NLSN was delisted on the 11th of October, 2022.
403 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.29B invested in Nielsen Holdings plc in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 132 increasing their positions, 162 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.
152% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $380M | Put options by funds: $151M
19% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 58
15% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 15 (+2)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 398 → 403 (+5)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 132 | Existing positions reduced: 162
21% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.5B → $8.29B (-$2.24B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EM
Elliott Management
New York
|
+$233M |
| 2 |
WPL
WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC
Houston,
Texas
|
+$206M |
| 3 |
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
|
+$46.7M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$34.6M |
| 5 |
NSCM
New South Capital Management
Memphis,
Tennessee
|
+$27.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$215M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$170M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$107M |
| 4 |
Parnassus Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
-$100M |
| 5 |
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$77.4M |
NLSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
403 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nielsen Holdings plc (NLSN) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $8.29B — down 21% from $10.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 69 funds opened new NLSN positions and 58 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 132 added to existing stakes and 162 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Elliott Management, adding an estimated $233M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $215M.
- 403 institutional investors held Nielsen Holdings plc (NLSN) as of Q4 2018, up from 398 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $8.29B of Nielsen Holdings plc stock for Q4 2018, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
- 69 funds opened new Nielsen Holdings plc positions in Q4 2018 and 58 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest Nielsen Holdings plc buyer in Q4 2018 was Elliott Management, an estimated $233M added.
- The largest Nielsen Holdings plc seller in Q4 2018 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $215M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.