Nu Skin
NUS
251 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.92B invested in Nu Skin in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 91 increasing their positions, 82 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
40% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 35
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 91 | Existing positions reduced: 82
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 240 → 251 (+11)
1.83% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.59% → 73.76% (-1.8%)
29% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.71B → $1.92B (-$787M)
47% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $19.6M | Put options by funds: $36.8M
60% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 2 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$47.9M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$44.7M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$23.3M |
| 4 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$20.8M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$18.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$216M |
| 2 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$47.1M |
| 3 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$31.2M |
| 4 |
SCI
SkyBridge Capital II
New York
|
-$23.6M |
| 5 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$19.6M |
NUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
251 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nu Skin (NUS) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.92B — down 29% from $2.71B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new NUS positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 91 added to existing stakes and 82 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $47.9M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $216M.
- 251 institutional investors held Nu Skin (NUS) as of Q4 2016, up from 240 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $1.92B of Nu Skin stock for Q4 2016, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
- 49 funds opened new Nu Skin positions in Q4 2016 and 35 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Nu Skin buyer in Q4 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $47.9M added.
- The largest Nu Skin seller in Q4 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $216M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.