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572 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.92B invested in Western Union in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 198 increasing their positions, 239 reducing their positions, and 60 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1314 (+1)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.8B → $9.92B (+$115M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 587572 (-15)

4.56% less ownership

Funds ownership: 108.38%103.82% (-4.6%)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 198 | Existing positions reduced: 239

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 60

54% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $15.3M | Put options by funds: $33.5M

Holders
572
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-2.56%
% of All Funds
15.24%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.69%
% of All Funds
0.37%
New
49
Increased
198
Reduced
239
Closed
60
Calls
$15.3M
Puts
$33.5M
Net Calls
-$18.2M
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
TSW
51
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$35.8M +$6.34M +352,459 +23%
First Manhattan
52
First Manhattan
New York
$35.1M -$226K -12,561 -0.7%
BKBG
53
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Belgium
$34.2M +$1.98M +110,046 +7%
California Public Employees Retirement System
54
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$33.4M +$518K +28,800 +2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
55
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$33M +$1.8M +100,090 +6%
UOC
56
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
$30.4M -$3.01M -167,079 -10%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
57
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$28.9M -$1.23M -68,359 -4%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
58
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$28.6M -$36.9K -2,049 -0.1%
PPA
59
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$28.5M +$1.41M +78,463 +6%
Swiss National Bank
60
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$24.2M +$6.88M +382,400 +41%
Royal Bank of Canada
61
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$24.1M -$4.21M -234,024 -16%
Prudential Financial
62
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$23.3M -$6.45M -358,670 -23%
Comerica Bank
63
Comerica Bank
Texas
$22.6M +$734K +40,823 +4%
PCM
64
Polaris Capital Management
Massachusetts
$21.6M +$3.18M +176,500 +20%
Federated Hermes
65
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$21.5M -$2.16M -120,104 -10%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
66
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$21.2M +$2.52M +140,222 +15%
HSBC Holdings
67
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$20.1M +$1.3M +72,409 +7%
FCH
68
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$20.1M +$16.4M +910,899 +707%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
69
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$19.9M -$30.9K -1,716 -0.2%
BIM
70
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$19.9M -$1.86M -103,281 -9%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
71
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$19.8M +$13.1M +726,190 +240%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
72
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$19.8M +$28.5K +1,587 +0.2%
Bank of Montreal
73
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$19.2M +$774K +43,008 +5%
RFC
74
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$18.8M +$1.44M +79,833 +9%
AllianceBernstein
75
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$18.2M -$347K -19,283 -2%

WU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

572 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Union (WU) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $9.92B — up 1.2% from $9.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 60 funds closed out of WU and 49 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 239 trimmed existing stakes and 198 added.

The largest buyer was Royal London Asset Management, adding an estimated $41.2M. The largest seller was ING Group, cutting an estimated $88.2M.

  • 572 institutional investors held Western Union (WU) as of Q1 2016, down from 587 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $9.92B of Western Union stock for Q1 2016, up 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new Western Union positions in Q1 2016 and 60 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest Western Union buyer in Q1 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $41.2M added.
  • The largest Western Union seller in Q1 2016 was ING Group, an estimated $88.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.