Nu Skin
NUS
212 hedge funds and large institutions have $2B invested in Nu Skin in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 75 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.
1.19% more ownership
Funds ownership: 76.16% → 77.35% (+1.2%)
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 73
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.03B → $2B (-$30.7M)
6% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $95.5M | Put options by funds: $101M
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 226 → 212 (-14)
24% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 45
71% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 2 (-5)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$66M |
| 2 |
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Birmingham,
Alabama
|
+$57.9M |
| 3 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$44.2M |
| 4 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$42.4M |
| 5 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$25.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LCP
Lombardia Capital Partners
Pasadena,
California
|
-$42.2M |
| 2 |
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$33.4M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$32.2M |
| 4 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
-$29.7M |
| 5 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$24.4M |
NUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
212 of the 3,765 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nu Skin (NUS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $2B — down 1.5% from $2.03B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 45 funds closed out of NUS and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 73 trimmed existing stakes and 75 added.
The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $66M. The largest seller was Lombardia Capital Partners, cutting an estimated $42.2M.
- 212 institutional investors held Nu Skin (NUS) as of Q4 2014, down from 226 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $2B of Nu Skin stock for Q4 2014, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 34 funds opened new Nu Skin positions in Q4 2014 and 45 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest Nu Skin buyer in Q4 2014 was Invesco, an estimated $66M added.
- The largest Nu Skin seller in Q4 2014 was Lombardia Capital Partners, an estimated $42.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.