Western Union
553 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.58B invested in Western Union in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 73 funds opening new positions, 145 increasing their positions, 242 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.
76% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.2M | Put options by funds: $5.81M
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 557 → 553 (-4)
1% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 74
4.89% less ownership
Funds ownership: 106.03% → 101.14% (-4.9%)
14% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 6 (-1)
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.04B → $7.58B (-$1.45B)
40% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 145 | Existing positions reduced: 242
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$85.2M |
| 2 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$33.1M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$22.6M |
| 4 |
JAM
Jupiter Asset Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$22.2M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$21.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACM
Abrams Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$195M |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$174M |
| 3 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$87.2M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$52.5M |
| 5 |
AI
Ariel Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$33.7M |
WU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
553 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Union (WU) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $7.58B — down 16% from $9.04B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 74 funds closed out of WU and 73 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 242 trimmed existing stakes and 145 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $85.2M. The largest seller was Abrams Capital Management, cutting an estimated $195M.
- 553 institutional investors held Western Union (WU) as of Q4 2018, down from 557 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $7.58B of Western Union stock for Q4 2018, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 73 funds opened new Western Union positions in Q4 2018 and 74 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Western Union buyer in Q4 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $85.2M added.
- The largest Western Union seller in Q4 2018 was Abrams Capital Management, an estimated $195M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.