Western Union
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.
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)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$683M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$53.2M |
| 3 |
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$47.3M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
+$40.3M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$35.9M |
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
EF
626
Empirical Finance
Havertown,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$6K | -237 | Closed |
|
627
EARNEST Partners
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$5K | -220 | Closed |
|
|
GWS
628
Glassman Wealth Services
Vienna,
Virginia
| – | -$286 | -14 | -70% |
|
|
PCP
629
Proficio Capital Partners
Newton,
Massachusetts
| – | +$265 | +13 | New |
|
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.