Western Union
528 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.16B invested in Western Union in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 180 increasing their positions, 204 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
0.62% less ownership
Funds ownership: 103.43% → 102.81% (-0.62%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.29B → $9.16B (-$132M)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 549 → 528 (-21)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 180 | Existing positions reduced: 204
24% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 51
59% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.69M | Put options by funds: $21.1M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$25M |
| 2 |
OSAM
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$20.7M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$19.3M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$18.8M |
| 5 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$18.8M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$74.8M |
| 2 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$58.9M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$49.9M |
| 4 |
CB
Cooke & Bieler
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$39.2M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$23.1M |
WU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
528 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Union (WU) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $9.16B — down 1.4% from $9.29B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of WU and 39 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 204 trimmed existing stakes and 180 added.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $25M. The largest seller was Schroder Investment Management Group, cutting an estimated $74.8M.
- 528 institutional investors held Western Union (WU) as of Q3 2017, down from 549 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $9.16B of Western Union stock for Q3 2017, down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new Western Union positions in Q3 2017 and 51 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
- The largest Western Union buyer in Q3 2017 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $25M added.
- The largest Western Union seller in Q3 2017 was Schroder Investment Management Group, an estimated $74.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.