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567 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.2B invested in Western Union in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 190 increasing their positions, 226 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 63

1.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 105.78% → 104.57% (-1.2%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 576 → 567 (-9)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.1B → $10.2B (-$905M)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 190 | Existing positions reduced: 226

20% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $26.2M | Put options by funds: $32.6M

58% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 5 (-7)

Holders
567
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-1.56%
% of All Funds
14.12%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-58.33%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
64
Increased
190
Reduced
226
Closed
63
Calls
$26.2M
Puts
$32.6M
Net Calls
-$6.45M
Net Calls Change
+$12.7M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$683M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$53.2M
3
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
+$47.3M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
+$40.3M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$35.9M

Top Sellers

1
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
-$104M
2
Ninety One (UK)
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
-$89M
3
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
-$72.6M
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$67.2M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$65.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PWW
251
Pettyjohn Wood & White
Virginia
$1.56M -$10.2K -500 -0.6%
JG
252
Jefferies Group
New York
$1.56M +$1.56M +76,578 New
CAM
253
Chesapeake Asset Management
New York
$1.54M -$1.38M -67,759 -47%
HDIM
254
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$1.52M -$18.5K -905 -1%
CIM
255
CenturyLink Investment Management
Colorado
$1.52M – – –
MAM
256
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.47M +$298K +14,601 +25%
Wellington Management Group
257
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.46M -$166K -8,146 -10%
NIPH
258
NN Investment Partners Holdings
Netherlands
$1.45M -$212K -10,376 -13%
Janney Montgomery Scott
259
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.45M -$94.2K -4,616 -6%
AFS
260
Access Financial Services
Minnesota
$1.43M +$1.43M +70,145 New
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
261
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$1.41M +$1.42M +69,328 New
NBC
262
Neuberger Berman Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.41M +$231K +11,327 +20%
Mackenzie Financial
263
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$1.39M – – –
MERSOM
264
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$1.39M – – –
RA
265
Rational Advisors
New York
$1.36M +$1.37M +67,000 New
PAM
266
PVG Asset Management
Colorado
$1.36M +$1.37M +67,000 New
CS
267
Candriam SCA
Luxembourg
$1.36M -$117K -5,718 -8%
MSA
268
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.35M +$2.69K +132 +0.2%
LCM
269
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.35M +$405K +19,841 +46%
Balyasny Asset Management
270
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$1.26M +$1.27M +62,104 New
MOACM
271
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$1.24M +$138K +6,757 +13%
ACM
272
Academy Capital Management
Texas
$1.23M -$14.9K -731 -1%
RCM
273
Radnor Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.22M +$34.2K +1,675 +3%
Millennium Management
274
Millennium Management
New York
$1.2M +$303K +14,853 +34%
AL
275
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
$1.19M +$1.2M +58,677 New
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WU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

567 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Union (WU) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $10.2B — down 8.1% from $11.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 64 funds opened new WU positions and 63 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 190 added to existing stakes and 226 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $683M. The largest seller was Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB), cutting an estimated $104M.

  • 567 institutional investors held Western Union (WU) as of Q1 2017, down from 576 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $10.2B of Western Union stock for Q1 2017, down 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 64 funds opened new Western Union positions in Q1 2017 and 63 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Western Union buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $683M added.
  • The largest Western Union seller in Q1 2017 was Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB), an estimated $104M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.