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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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319 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.6B invested in Nielsen Holdings plc in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 162 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

82% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 162 | Existing positions reduced: 89

48% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 27

47% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.89M | Put options by funds: $4.68M

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.2B → $14.6B (+$1.37B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 307 → 319 (+12)

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 15 (-1)

Holders
319
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+3.91%
% of All Funds
9.17%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-6.25%
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
40
Increased
162
Reduced
89
Closed
27
Calls
$6.89M
Puts
$4.68M
Net Calls
+$2.21M
Net Calls Change
-$605K

Top Buyers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$281M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$174M
3
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
+$133M
4
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
+$89.8M
5
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$75.5M

Top Sellers

1
THLTP
Thomas H. Lee (THL) Partners
Massachusetts
-$245M
2
Blackstone Inc
Blackstone Inc
New York
-$243M
3
CG
Carlyle Group
District of Columbia
-$243M
4
SCP
Soroban Capital Partners
New York
-$157M
5
HFIV
Hellman & Friedman Investors V
Cayman Islands
-$117M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.03B +$10.2M +219,499 +1%
WRF
2
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$979M +$4.87M +104,585 +0.5%
Blackstone Inc
3
Blackstone Inc
New York
$836M -$243M -5,211,680 -23%
KKRC
4
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
New York
$744M -$68.6M -1,473,153 -9%
THLTP
5
Thomas H. Lee (THL) Partners
Massachusetts
$653M -$245M -5,255,398 -28%
CG
6
Carlyle Group
District of Columbia
$647M -$243M -5,211,556 -28%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$574M +$53.2M +1,143,497 +11%
Neuberger Berman Group
8
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$551M -$91.8K -1,972 -0%
Wellington Management Group
9
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$451M +$174M +3,739,229 +67%
Winslow Capital Management
10
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
$417M -$7.34M -157,653 -2%
BIT
11
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$373M +$43.7M +939,429 +14%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$325M +$281M +6,046,760 +918%
HFIV
13
Hellman & Friedman Investors V
Cayman Islands
$312M -$117M -2,509,328 -28%
BTS
14
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$295M +$3.69M +79,191 +15%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$259M -$25.5M -547,203 -9%
TCM
16
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$250M -$11.5M -247,300 -5%
Ameriprise
17
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$236M +$7.52M +161,471 +3%
JHIU
18
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$222M +$59.6M +1,279,670 +38%
TCIM
19
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$208M +$7.1M +152,440 +4%
Fidelity International
20
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$185M -$1.58M -33,941 -0.9%
Artisan Partners
21
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$179M +$89.8M +1,928,529 +109%
Northern Trust
22
Northern Trust
Illinois
$178M +$6.14M +131,823 +4%
BFA
23
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$173M +$26.8M +575,647 +19%
American Century Companies
24
American Century Companies
Missouri
$157M +$75.5M +1,622,910 +101%
MAA
25
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$151M -$4.52M -97,034 -3%
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NLSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

319 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nielsen Holdings plc (NLSN) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $14.6B — up 10% from $13.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new NLSN positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 162 added to existing stakes and 89 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $281M. The largest seller was Thomas H. Lee (THL) Partners, cutting an estimated $245M.

  • 319 institutional investors held Nielsen Holdings plc (NLSN) as of Q2 2014, up from 307 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $14.6B of Nielsen Holdings plc stock for Q2 2014, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new Nielsen Holdings plc positions in Q2 2014 and 27 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Nielsen Holdings plc buyer in Q2 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $281M added.
  • The largest Nielsen Holdings plc seller in Q2 2014 was Thomas H. Lee (THL) Partners, an estimated $245M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.