Nu Skin
NUS
203 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.72B invested in Nu Skin in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
200% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 6 (+4)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.78B → $2.72B (-$62M)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 76
1.23% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.25% → 76.02% (-1.2%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 211 → 203 (-8)
19% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 37
47% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $44.3M | Put options by funds: $83.2M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$264M |
| 2 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$35.2M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$21.5M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$19.6M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$18.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACM
Americafirst Capital Management
Roseville,
California
|
-$781M |
| 2 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$119M |
| 3 |
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Birmingham,
Alabama
|
-$114M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$27M |
| 5 |
AII
AGF Investments Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$16.6M |
NUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
203 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nu Skin (NUS) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $2.72B — down 2.2% from $2.78B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 37 funds closed out of NUS and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 76 trimmed existing stakes and 69 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $264M. The largest seller was Americafirst Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $781M sold.
- 203 institutional investors held Nu Skin (NUS) as of Q1 2015, down from 211 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $2.72B of Nu Skin stock for Q1 2015, down 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new Nu Skin positions in Q1 2015 and 37 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest Nu Skin buyer in Q1 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $264M added.
- The largest Nu Skin seller in Q1 2015 was Americafirst Capital Management, an estimated $781M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.