Nu Skin
NUS
197 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.75B invested in Nu Skin in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 68
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.81B → $1.75B (-$58.4M)
1.08% less ownership
Funds ownership: 83.32% → 82.23% (-1.1%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 205 → 197 (-8)
19% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 37
78% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $18.8M | Put options by funds: $85.3M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$108M |
| 2 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$13.6M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$12.3M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$9.31M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$7.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$43.8M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$41M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$37M |
| 4 |
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Birmingham,
Alabama
|
-$29.6M |
| 5 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
-$25.1M |
NUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
197 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nu Skin (NUS) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1.75B — down 3.2% from $1.81B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 37 funds closed out of NUS and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 68 trimmed existing stakes and 73 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $108M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $43.8M.
- 197 institutional investors held Nu Skin (NUS) as of Q1 2016, down from 205 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $1.75B of Nu Skin stock for Q1 2016, down 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new Nu Skin positions in Q1 2016 and 37 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest Nu Skin buyer in Q1 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $108M added.
- The largest Nu Skin seller in Q1 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $43.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.