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Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN

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NLSN was delisted on the 11th of October, 2022.

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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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)

Holders
403
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+1.26%
% of All Funds
8.98%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+15.38%
% of All Funds
0.33%
New
69
Increased
132
Reduced
162
Closed
58
Calls
$380M
Puts
$151M
Net Calls
+$229M
Net Calls Change
+$87.2M

Top Buyers

1
EM
Elliott Management
New York
+$233M
2
WPL
WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC
Texas
+$206M
3
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
+$46.7M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$34.6M
5
NSCM
New South Capital Management
Tennessee
+$27.8M

Top Sellers

1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$215M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$170M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$107M
4
Parnassus Investments
Parnassus Investments
California
-$100M
5
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
-$77.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Loomis, Sayles & Company
101
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$5.02M -$1.74M -67,262 -24%
Baird Financial Group
102
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$5.01M +$919K +35,474 +20%
Toronto Dominion Bank
103
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$4.87M -$77.4M -2,988,614 -93%
Royal Bank of Canada
104
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.69M +$315K +12,153 +6%
Aberdeen Group
105
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$4.65M -$660K -25,493 -11%
DIA
106
Davidson Investment Advisors
Montana
$4.54M -$458K -17,698 -8%
HSBC Holdings
107
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$4.36M +$3M +115,788 +163%
AG
108
Aperio Group
California
$4.17M +$52.1K +2,010 +1%
WI
109
WBI Investments
New Jersey
$4.16M +$209K +8,070 +5%
Brown Advisory
110
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$4.12M +$233K +8,993 +5%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
111
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$4.08M -$2.97M -114,750 -40%
AWA
112
Artemis Wealth Advisors
New York
$4.03M +$4.48M +172,810 New
MSV
113
MN Services Vermogensbeheer
Netherlands
$3.96M +$3.59M +138,393 +249%
CI
114
Cowen Inc
New York
$3.9M +$4.04M +155,865 +1,355%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
115
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$3.89M -$1.93M -74,686 -31%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
116
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$3.83M – – –
IIC
117
Ironwood Investment Counsel
Arizona
$3.82M +$2.14M +82,729 +102%
VOYA Investment Management
118
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$3.8M +$33.5K +1,294 +0.8%
TD Asset Management
119
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$3.58M +$300K +11,573 +8%
SM
120
Scoggin Management
New York
$3.5M -$5.83M -225,000 -60%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
121
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$3.38M +$753K +29,061 +25%
Royal London Asset Management
122
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
$3.37M +$3.75M +144,874 New
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
123
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$3.32M +$565K +21,800 +18%
AA
124
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$3.16M +$866K +33,436 +33%
ASRS
125
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$3.14M -$252K -9,718 -7%
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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.