Western Union
549 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.29B invested in Western Union in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 176 increasing their positions, 229 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.
1.14% less ownership
Funds ownership: 104.57% → 103.43% (-1.1%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 567 → 549 (-18)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.2B → $9.29B (-$948M)
21% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 58
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 176 | Existing positions reduced: 229
40% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)
45% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $15.8M | Put options by funds: $28.9M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$35.5M |
| 2 |
LAM
Lyrical Asset Management
New York
|
+$32.1M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$18.9M |
| 4 |
CCP
Clarkston Capital Partners
Rochester,
Michigan
|
+$18.4M |
| 5 |
OSAM
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$17.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$90M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$64.6M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$42.7M |
| 4 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$37.3M |
| 5 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
-$37M |
WU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
549 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Union (WU) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $9.29B — down 9.3% from $10.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 58 funds closed out of WU and 46 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 229 trimmed existing stakes and 176 added.
The largest buyer was Bank of Montreal, adding an estimated $35.5M. The largest seller was Ninety One (UK), exiting entirely with an estimated $90M sold.
- 549 institutional investors held Western Union (WU) as of Q2 2017, down from 567 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $9.29B of Western Union stock for Q2 2017, down 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 46 funds opened new Western Union positions in Q2 2017 and 58 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
- The largest Western Union buyer in Q2 2017 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $35.5M added.
- The largest Western Union seller in Q2 2017 was Ninety One (UK), an estimated $90M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.