Nu Skin
NUS
277 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.58B invested in Nu Skin in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 95 increasing their positions, 93 reducing their positions, and 64 closing their positions.
35% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.44M | Put options by funds: $4.04M
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 95 | Existing positions reduced: 93
0.31% less ownership
Funds ownership: 76.26% → 75.95% (-0.31%)
9% less funds holding
Funds holding: 306 → 277 (-29)
26% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.48B → $2.58B (-$902M)
44% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 64
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$20.6M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$13.9M |
| 3 |
SCM
SG Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$12.5M |
| 4 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$9.56M |
| 5 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
+$8.39M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Assenagon Asset Management
Senningerberg,
Luxembourg
|
-$16.6M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$15.8M |
| 3 |
WG
Winton Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$13M |
| 4 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$12.9M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$11.4M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PCM
326
Penserra Capital Management
Orinda,
California
| – | -$50K | -610 | Closed |
|
|
SWP
327
Stratos Wealth Partners
Beachwood,
Ohio
| – | -$24K | -295 | Closed |
|
|
BFEC
328
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
St. Louis,
Missouri
| – | -$23K | -278 | Closed |
|
329
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$19K | -236 | Closed |
|
|
MWM
330
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
Saratoga Springs,
New York
| – | -$18K | -225 | Closed |
|
|
MCM
331
Mainstay Capital Management
Grand Blanc,
Michigan
| – | -$16K | -200 | Closed |
|
332
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$7K | -91 | Closed |
|
|
AIM
333
Advantage Investment Management
Cedar Rapids,
Iowa
| – | -$7K | -86 | Closed |
|
|
SFM
334
Signet Financial Management
Parsippany,
New Jersey
| – | -$3K | -42 | Closed |
|
|
CAW
335
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Bellevue,
Washington
| – | -$1K | -9 | Closed |
|
NUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
277 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nu Skin (NUS) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.58B — down 26% from $3.48B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 64 funds closed out of NUS and 36 opened new positions — a net loss of 28 holders — while 93 trimmed existing stakes and 95 added.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $20.6M. The largest seller was Assenagon Asset Management, cutting an estimated $16.6M.
- 277 institutional investors held Nu Skin (NUS) as of Q4 2018, down from 306 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $2.58B of Nu Skin stock for Q4 2018, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 36 funds opened new Nu Skin positions in Q4 2018 and 64 closed out, a net change of -28 holders.
- The largest Nu Skin buyer in Q4 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $20.6M added.
- The largest Nu Skin seller in Q4 2018 was Assenagon Asset Management, an estimated $16.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.