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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
SCI
126
SkyBridge Capital II
New York
$3.09M -$919K -35,477 -21%
NLGIA
127
Nippon Life Global Investors Americas
New York
$3.08M +$3.42M +131,960 New
AC
128
Addenda Capital
Quebec, Canada
$2.95M +$55.8K +2,155 +2%
BCM
129
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$2.91M +$722K +27,889 +29%
NCM
130
Noesis Capital Mangement
Florida
$2.88M -$293K -11,305 -8%
BCIM
131
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$2.81M +$269K +10,389 +9%
Group One Trading
132
Group One Trading
Illinois
$2.67M +$976K +37,673 +49%
BTS
133
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$2.54M -$7.23M -278,968 -72%
NA
134
Neuburgh Advisers
California
$2.51M -$1.4M -54,128 -33%
FAF
135
Fjarde Ap-fonden
Sweden
$2.5M +$174K +6,700 +7%
TIM
136
Triad Investment Management
California
$2.5M +$2.78M +107,131 New
SOMRS
137
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$2.37M -$22.8M -878,700 -90%
MIM
138
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$2.37M -$54.6K -2,108 -2%
Janus Henderson Group
139
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$2.35M +$1.06K +41 +0%
CM
140
Caption Management
Oklahoma
$2.33M +$1.16M +44,772 +81%
AI
141
Atom Investors
Texas
$2.32M +$2.58M +99,510 New
GC
142
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.18M +$91.2K +3,521 +4%
CS
143
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$2.15M -$580K -22,406 -20%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
144
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$2.15M +$323K +12,472 +16%
WA
145
Whitebox Advisors
Minnesota
$2.14M +$2.38M +91,700 New
ACI
146
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$2.12M +$43.4K +1,676 +2%
D.E. Shaw & Co
147
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$2.1M +$2.33M +90,053 New
CSS
148
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$2.09M +$2.32M +89,417 New
FCM
149
Flinton Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2.07M -$1.15M -44,576 -33%
Point72 Asset Management
150
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$2M +$2.23M +85,894 New
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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.