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559 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.88B invested in Western Union in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 208 increasing their positions, 209 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.23% less ownership

Funds ownership: 105.53%105.3% (-0.23%)

0% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 208 | Existing positions reduced: 209

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 578559 (-19)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1211 (-1)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.1B → $9.88B (-$1.19B)

26% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $29.4M | Put options by funds: $40M

30% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 53

Holders
559
Holders Change
-19
Holders Change %
-3.29%
% of All Funds
15.61%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
0.31%
New
37
Increased
208
Reduced
209
Closed
53
Calls
$29.4M
Puts
$40M
Net Calls
-$10.6M
Net Calls Change
-$18.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Acadian Asset Management
51
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$38M +$23.7M +1,243,203 +150%
Los Angeles Capital Management
52
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$34.1M +$29.7K +1,561 +0.1%
First Manhattan
53
First Manhattan
New York
$33.7M -$567K -29,784 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
54
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$31.4M -$5.15M -270,662 -14%
California Public Employees Retirement System
55
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$31.2M -$950K -49,900 -3%
PP
56
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$30M +$3.34M +175,600 +12%
PAM
57
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$29.7M +$11.4M +601,317 +59%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
58
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$28.8M +$1.91M +100,323 +7%
Prudential Financial
59
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$28.7M +$2.4M +126,000 +9%
CIM
60
Calvert Investment Management
Maryland
$28.7M -$2.03M -106,626 -6%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
61
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$28.5M -$1.27M -66,883 -4%
Marshall Wace
62
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$27.6M +$28.6M +1,503,119 New
Dimensional Fund Advisors
63
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$27.6M +$3.76M +197,665 +15%
BCM
64
Becker Capital Management
Oregon
$26.6M +$236K +12,390 +0.9%
TSW
65
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$26.5M +$4.38M +230,339 +19%
Charles Schwab
66
Charles Schwab
California
$26.4M -$1.06M -55,462 -4%
PPA
67
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$24.7M +$3.9M +205,050 +18%
Lord, Abbett & Co
68
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$24.4M +$17.2M +903,800 +212%
Federated Hermes
69
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$22.5M +$449K +23,610 +2%
CCMH
70
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$22.1M +$4.55M +238,851 +25%
BIM
71
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$21.8M -$1.72M -90,230 -7%
BlackRock
72
BlackRock
New York
$21M +$1.37M +72,118 +7%
RFC
73
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$20.5M +$2.82M +148,242 +15%
ZIG
74
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$19.3M +$20M +1,048,802 New
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
75
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$19M -$31.6K -1,658 -0.2%

WU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

559 of the 3,581 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Union (WU) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $9.88B — down 11% from $11.1B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 53 funds closed out of WU and 37 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 209 trimmed existing stakes and 208 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, adding an estimated $95.1M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $305M.

  • 559 institutional investors held Western Union (WU) as of Q3 2015, down from 578 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $9.88B of Western Union stock for Q3 2015, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new Western Union positions in Q3 2015 and 53 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
  • The largest Western Union buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $95.1M added.
  • The largest Western Union seller in Q3 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $305M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.