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567 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.33B invested in Western Union in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 204 increasing their positions, 199 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $90.8M | Put options by funds: $30.3M

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 204 | Existing positions reduced: 199

0.41% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.82%99.42% (-0.41%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 572567 (-5)

2% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 58

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.1B → $9.33B (-$758M)

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 53 (-2)

Holders
567
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-0.87%
% of All Funds
9.87%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
57
Increased
204
Reduced
199
Closed
58
Calls
$90.8M
Puts
$30.3M
Net Calls
+$60.5M
Net Calls Change
-$6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Legal & General Group
26
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$73.4M +$1.22M +49,087 +2%
California Public Employees Retirement System
27
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$72.9M -$1.48M -59,638 -2%
UBS AM
28
UBS AM
Illinois
$60.9M -$2.3M -92,346 -3%
Bank of Montreal
29
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$58.8M +$2.57M +103,043 +4%
JP Morgan Chase
30
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$56.9M +$18.1M +728,567 +42%
Wells Fargo
31
Wells Fargo
California
$55.6M +$44.6M +1,792,934 +286%
Morgan Stanley
32
Morgan Stanley
New York
$54.4M -$10.2M -410,433 -15%
DG
33
Discerene Group
Connecticut
$53.4M -$2.76M -111,000 -5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
34
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$53.2M +$4.95M +198,727 +9%
Wellington Management Group
35
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$52.3M -$4.19M -168,079 -7%
Los Angeles Capital Management
36
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$52.3M +$31.3M +1,257,230 +124%
N
37
Nuveen
North Carolina
$46.7M +$8.28M +332,403 +20%
Royal Bank of Canada
38
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$45.4M -$6.97M -280,033 -12%
Deutsche Bank
39
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$41.2M +$394K +15,841 +0.9%
Swiss National Bank
40
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$38.5M -$36M -1,443,872 -46%
Victory Capital Management
41
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$38.2M +$13.7M +549,570 +49%
Axa
42
Axa
France
$37.7M -$2.45M -98,534 -6%
Janus Henderson Group
43
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$36.2M +$6.6M +265,070 +20%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
44
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$36M -$2.91M -116,705 -7%
PPA
45
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$33.7M -$967K -38,846 -3%
OSAM
46
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$32.4M -$3.45M -138,551 -9%
Barclays
47
Barclays
United Kingdom
$32.2M +$13.3M +535,008 +62%
HSBC Holdings
48
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$31.3M +$1.94M +77,833 +6%
CS
49
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$30.8M +$169K +6,794 +0.5%
Arrowstreet Capital
50
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$30.2M +$5.99M +240,768 +22%

WU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

567 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Union (WU) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $9.33B — down 7.5% from $10.1B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 58 funds closed out of WU and 57 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 199 trimmed existing stakes and 204 added.

The largest buyer was Two Sigma Advisers, adding an estimated $47.2M. The largest seller was Miller Howard Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $61.1M sold.

  • 567 institutional investors held Western Union (WU) as of Q2 2021, down from 572 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $9.33B of Western Union stock for Q2 2021, down 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new Western Union positions in Q2 2021 and 58 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Western Union buyer in Q2 2021 was Two Sigma Advisers, an estimated $47.2M added.
  • The largest Western Union seller in Q2 2021 was Miller Howard Investments, an estimated $61.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.