Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
NLSN was delisted on the 11th of October, 2022.
423 hedge funds and large institutions have $14B invested in Nielsen Holdings plc in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 187 increasing their positions, 148 reducing their positions, and 71 closing their positions.
26% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 187 | Existing positions reduced: 148
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $14.2B → $14B (-$237M)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 447 → 423 (-24)
23% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 71
51% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $21.3M | Put options by funds: $43.5M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$1.29B |
| 2 |
BBHC
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
|
+$265M |
| 3 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$156M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$87.6M |
| 5 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$82.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$327M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$319M |
| 3 |
SI
Scharf Investments
Los Gatos,
California
|
-$159M |
| 4 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$108M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$107M |
NLSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
423 of the 4,034 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nielsen Holdings plc (NLSN) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $14B — down 1.7% from $14.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 71 funds closed out of NLSN and 55 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 148 trimmed existing stakes and 187 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $1.29B. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $327M sold.
- 423 institutional investors held Nielsen Holdings plc (NLSN) as of Q1 2017, down from 447 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $14B of Nielsen Holdings plc stock for Q1 2017, down 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 55 funds opened new Nielsen Holdings plc positions in Q1 2017 and 71 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
- The largest Nielsen Holdings plc buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $1.29B added.
- The largest Nielsen Holdings plc seller in Q1 2017 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $327M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.