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NLSN

Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN

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

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372 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.9B invested in Nielsen Holdings plc in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 158 increasing their positions, 128 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 158 | Existing positions reduced: 128

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 13 (+1)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 51

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.2B → $12.9B (-$294M)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 376 → 372 (-4)

28% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.57M | Put options by funds: $9.13M

Holders
372
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-1.06%
% of All Funds
9.91%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+8.33%
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
51
Increased
158
Reduced
128
Closed
51
Calls
$6.57M
Puts
$9.13M
Net Calls
-$2.56M
Net Calls Change
+$904K

Top Buyers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$240M
2
HMP
HS Management Partners
New York
+$62.3M
3
LCS
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
+$61.8M
4
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$57.8M
5
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
+$51.4M

Top Sellers

1
Winslow Capital Management
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
-$355M
2
THLTP
Thomas H. Lee (THL) Partners
Massachusetts
-$240M
3
CG
Carlyle Group
District of Columbia
-$163M
4
KKRC
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
New York
-$143M
5
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
-$102M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.06B +$26M +590,396 +3%
Wellington Management Group
2
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$702M -$40.8M -927,112 -6%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$550M -$27.6M -627,505 -5%
KKRC
4
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
New York
$540M -$143M -3,257,819 -21%
Blackstone Inc
5
Blackstone Inc
New York
$539M – – –
Neuberger Berman Group
6
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$426M -$18M -408,974 -4%
CG
7
Carlyle Group
District of Columbia
$418M -$163M -3,699,999 -28%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$370M +$10.3M +235,274 +3%
BTS
9
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$354M +$483K +10,988 +1%
TCM
10
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$308M +$8.31M +188,985 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
11
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$295M +$2.61M +59,445 +0.9%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$294M +$240M +5,446,935 +477%
TP
13
Tesuji Partners
New Jersey
$234M – – –
TCM
14
Tran Capital Management
California
$221M -$8.37M -190,343 -4%
American Century Companies
15
American Century Companies
Missouri
$215M -$2.96M -67,247 -1%
GE
16
General Electric
Ohio
$213M +$6.97M +158,400 +3%
TIM
17
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$210M +$31.8M +724,013 +18%
BFA
18
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$195M +$6.32M +143,606 +3%
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$183M -$2.28M -51,820 -1%
JHIU
20
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$173M -$102M -2,329,952 -37%
Deutsche Bank
21
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$171M +$7.52M +171,001 +5%
BA
22
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$169M +$51.4M +1,169,192 +45%
Invesco
23
Invesco
Georgia
$168M +$27.4M +622,726 +20%
PIM
24
Platinum Investment Management
Australia
$151M +$15.6M +355,536 +12%
Fidelity International
25
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$148M -$2.61M -59,256 -2%
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NLSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

372 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nielsen Holdings plc (NLSN) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $12.9B — down 2.2% from $13.2B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in NLSN was balanced in Q1 2015: 51 funds opened new positions, 51 closed out, 158 added to existing stakes and 128 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $240M. The largest seller was Winslow Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $355M sold.

  • 372 institutional investors held Nielsen Holdings plc (NLSN) as of Q1 2015, down from 376 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $12.9B of Nielsen Holdings plc stock for Q1 2015, down 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 51 funds opened new Nielsen Holdings plc positions in Q1 2015 and 51 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Nielsen Holdings plc buyer in Q1 2015 was Ameriprise, an estimated $240M added.
  • The largest Nielsen Holdings plc seller in Q1 2015 was Winslow Capital Management, an estimated $355M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.