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592 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.9B invested in Western Union in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 210 increasing their positions, 233 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

119% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $92.8M | Put options by funds: $42.3M

32% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.02B → $11.9B (+$2.88B)

24% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 46

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 584592 (+8)

1.18% more ownership

Funds ownership: 94.67%95.85% (+1.2%)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 210 | Existing positions reduced: 233

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3330 (-3)

Holders
592
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+1.37%
% of All Funds
19.2%
Holding in Top 10
30
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-9.09%
% of All Funds
0.97%
New
57
Increased
210
Reduced
233
Closed
46
Calls
$92.8M
Puts
$42.3M
Net Calls
+$50.5M
Net Calls Change
+$15.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Barclays
76
Barclays
United Kingdom
$22M -$1.5M -83,342 -6%
Prudential Financial
77
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$21.5M -$365K -20,334 -2%
RhumbLine Advisers
78
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$21.4M -$4.87M -271,196 -19%
Goldman Sachs
79
Goldman Sachs
New York
$21.4M -$1.82M -101,418 -8%
CS
80
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$21.3M -$5.44M -302,599 -21%
GC
81
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$21.2M -$1.36M -75,805 -6%
CAM
82
Cacti Asset Management
Georgia
$21.1M +$107K +5,945 +0.5%
ARC
83
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$21.1M -$11.3M -629,413 -36%
PP
84
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$20.2M +$11M +614,160 +131%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
85
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$20.1M -$137K -7,607 -0.7%
BlackRock
86
BlackRock
New York
$20.1M -$162K -9,013 -0.8%
HCM
87
Hahn Capital Management
California
$20.1M +$4.77M +265,304 +33%
PRCM
88
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
$19.8M +$19.1M +1,063,482 New
AllianceBernstein
89
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$19.8M -$656K -36,528 -3%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
90
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$19.3M -$1.56M -86,760 -8%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
91
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$19M -$993K -55,240 -5%
LAM
92
Lapides Asset Management
Connecticut
$18.8M -$4.04M -224,800 -18%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
93
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$18.7M +$556K +30,964 +3%
CC
94
Chubb Corp
New Jersey
$18.7M
CM
95
Cibelli Mario
$18.4M -$449K -25,000 -2%
VanEck Associates
96
VanEck Associates
New York
$18.3M +$4.45M +247,841 +34%
AI
97
Analytic Investors
California
$16.5M +$5.38M +299,491 +51%
Arrowstreet Capital
98
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$16.5M -$47M -2,617,319 -75%
MTB
99
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$16.4M
GAM
100
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$16.2M -$638K -35,526 -4%

WU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

592 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Union (WU) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $11.9B — up 32% from $9.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new WU positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 210 added to existing stakes and 233 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Herndon Capital Management, adding an estimated $152M. The largest seller was Massachusetts Financial Services, cutting an estimated $212M.

  • 592 institutional investors held Western Union (WU) as of Q3 2013, up from 584 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $11.9B of Western Union stock for Q3 2013, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new Western Union positions in Q3 2013 and 46 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Western Union buyer in Q3 2013 was Herndon Capital Management, an estimated $152M added.
  • The largest Western Union seller in Q3 2013 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $212M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.