Nu Skin
NUS
205 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.81B invested in Nu Skin in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 69 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
4.11% more ownership
Funds ownership: 79.21% → 83.32% (+4.1%)
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 69
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.89B → $1.81B (-$83.5M)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 214 → 205 (-9)
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 49
88% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $15.4M | Put options by funds: $134M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$79.6M |
| 2 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$28M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$27.8M |
| 4 |
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Birmingham,
Alabama
|
+$26.5M |
| 5 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$21.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$32.7M |
| 2 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$27.2M |
| 3 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$19.6M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$17.9M |
| 5 |
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$16.7M |
NUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
205 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nu Skin (NUS) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.81B — down 4.4% from $1.89B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 49 funds closed out of NUS and 40 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 69 trimmed existing stakes and 71 added.
The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $79.6M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $32.7M sold.
- 205 institutional investors held Nu Skin (NUS) as of Q4 2015, down from 214 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $1.81B of Nu Skin stock for Q4 2015, down 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 40 funds opened new Nu Skin positions in Q4 2015 and 49 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
- The largest Nu Skin buyer in Q4 2015 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $79.6M added.
- The largest Nu Skin seller in Q4 2015 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $32.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.