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567 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.33B invested in Western Union in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 204 increasing their positions, 199 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $90.8M | Put options by funds: $30.3M

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 204 | Existing positions reduced: 199

0.41% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.82%99.42% (-0.41%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 572567 (-5)

2% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 58

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.1B → $9.33B (-$758M)

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 53 (-2)

Holders
567
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-0.87%
% of All Funds
9.87%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
57
Increased
204
Reduced
199
Closed
58
Calls
$90.8M
Puts
$30.3M
Net Calls
+$60.5M
Net Calls Change
-$6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
51
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$30.2M -$1.63M -65,398 -5%
RJA
52
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$29.6M +$26.4K +1,060 +0.1%
First Trust Advisors
53
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$28.2M +$5.82M +233,763 +24%
AllianceBernstein
54
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$27.7M +$2.82M +113,191 +10%
AQR Capital Management
55
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$27.4M +$1.2M +48,117 +4%
HPC
56
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$25.5M +$13.5M +543,227 +96%
PI
57
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
$23.4M +$4.33M +173,977 +21%
PI
58
PineBridge Investments
New York
$23.3M +$18.7M +750,172 +283%
AA
59
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$23.1M +$1.77M +71,121 +8%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
60
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$22.7M +$3.68M +147,606 +18%
SAM
61
Storebrand Asset Management
Norway
$21.7M +$11.2M +450,669 +91%
Bank of America
62
Bank of America
North Carolina
$21.4M -$14.7M -588,771 -39%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
63
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$20.9M +$13M +520,733 +133%
EMG
64
ETF Managers Group
New Jersey
$20.7M -$597K -23,990 -3%
Ensign Peak Advisors
65
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$20.4M +$1.21M +48,435 +6%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
66
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$19.6M -$827K -33,208 -4%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
67
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$19.2M -$3.89M -156,065 -16%
Canada Life
68
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$19M +$6.97M +279,837 +51%
TAM
69
Troy Asset Management
United Kingdom
$18.6M +$20.2M +811,000 New
Swedbank
70
Swedbank
Sweden
$18.6M -$28.2M -1,133,732 -58%
RhumbLine Advisers
71
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$18.2M -$556K -22,320 -3%
Principal Financial Group
72
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$17.3M +$1.81M +72,570 +11%
Millennium Management
73
Millennium Management
New York
$17.3M -$13.1M -527,106 -41%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
74
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$16.9M -$1.83M -73,479 -9%
Allianz Asset Management
75
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$16.2M -$31.4M -1,262,195 -64%

WU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

567 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Union (WU) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $9.33B — down 7.5% from $10.1B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 58 funds closed out of WU and 57 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 199 trimmed existing stakes and 204 added.

The largest buyer was Two Sigma Advisers, adding an estimated $47.2M. The largest seller was Miller Howard Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $61.1M sold.

  • 567 institutional investors held Western Union (WU) as of Q2 2021, down from 572 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $9.33B of Western Union stock for Q2 2021, down 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new Western Union positions in Q2 2021 and 58 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Western Union buyer in Q2 2021 was Two Sigma Advisers, an estimated $47.2M added.
  • The largest Western Union seller in Q2 2021 was Miller Howard Investments, an estimated $61.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.