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NLSN

Nielsen Holdings plc

Delisted

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

300 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.6B invested in Nielsen Holdings plc in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 139 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

138% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 29

84% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.7M | Put options by funds: $6.34M

78% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 139 | Existing positions reduced: 78

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11B → $13.6B (+$2.63B)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 260300 (+40)

15% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1315 (+2)

Holders
300
Holders Change
+40
Holders Change %
+15.38%
% of All Funds
8.71%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+15.38%
% of All Funds
0.44%
New
69
Increased
139
Reduced
78
Closed
29
Calls
$11.7M
Puts
$6.34M
Net Calls
+$5.35M
Net Calls Change
-$75K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Blackstone Inc
1
Blackstone Inc
New York
$1.31B -$249M -6,104,832 -18%
THLTP
2
Thomas H. Lee (THL) Partners
Massachusetts
$1.14B -$251M -6,156,043 -20%
CG
3
Carlyle Group
District of Columbia
$1.13B -$249M -6,105,503 -20%
KKRC
4
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
New York
$937M -$206M -5,048,227 -20%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$767M +$83.3M +2,041,183 +14%
WRF
6
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$658M +$579M +14,186,090 +9,784%
HFIV
7
Hellman & Friedman Investors V
Cayman Islands
$545M -$120M -2,939,362 -20%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$458M +$64.7M +1,585,322 +19%
Neuberger Berman Group
9
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$444M +$51.8M +1,268,140 +15%
Wellington Management Group
10
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$385M -$194M -4,760,074 -36%
SCP
11
Soroban Capital Partners
New York
$318M -$18.9M -463,157 -6%
BIT
12
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$284M +$17.2M +420,864 +7%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$262M +$3.76M +92,008 +2%
TCM
14
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$259M -$11.4M -278,567 -5%
BTS
15
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$245M -$1.09M -26,792 -5%
Fidelity International
16
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$216M +$43M +1,051,932 +29%
Ameriprise
17
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$204M +$28.5M +698,425 +19%
Fidelity Investments
18
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$193M -$39.8M -974,385 -19%
GIM
19
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
$189M -$60.8M -1,488,320 -27%
TCIM
20
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$175M +$82.1M +2,011,160 +112%
Westfield Capital Management
21
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$149M -$2.78M -67,991 -2%
Northern Trust
22
Northern Trust
Illinois
$143M +$14.2M +348,855 +13%
BFA
23
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$129M +$12.9M +315,209 +13%
CRM
24
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
$104M +$92.1M +2,255,995 +150,400%
BAMCO Inc
25
BAMCO Inc
New York
$101M -$7.3M -178,715 -8%

NLSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

300 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nielsen Holdings plc (NLSN) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $13.6B — up 24% from $11B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 69 funds opened new NLSN positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 40 holders — while 139 added to existing stakes and 78 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Waddell & Reed Financial, adding an estimated $579M. The largest seller was Thomas H. Lee (THL) Partners, cutting an estimated $251M.

  • 300 institutional investors held Nielsen Holdings plc (NLSN) as of Q4 2013, up from 260 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $13.6B of Nielsen Holdings plc stock for Q4 2013, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 69 funds opened new Nielsen Holdings plc positions in Q4 2013 and 29 closed out, a net change of +40 holders.
  • The largest Nielsen Holdings plc buyer in Q4 2013 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $579M added.
  • The largest Nielsen Holdings plc seller in Q4 2013 was Thomas H. Lee (THL) Partners, an estimated $251M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.