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559 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.88B invested in Western Union in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 208 increasing their positions, 209 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.23% less ownership

Funds ownership: 105.53%105.3% (-0.23%)

0% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 208 | Existing positions reduced: 209

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 578559 (-19)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1211 (-1)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.1B → $9.88B (-$1.19B)

26% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $29.4M | Put options by funds: $40M

30% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 53

Holders
559
Holders Change
-19
Holders Change %
-3.29%
% of All Funds
15.61%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
0.31%
New
37
Increased
208
Reduced
209
Closed
53
Calls
$29.4M
Puts
$40M
Net Calls
-$10.6M
Net Calls Change
-$18.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AIG
151
American International Group
New York
$6.44M -$289K -15,184 -4%
PI
152
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
$6.43M +$38.5K +2,022 +0.6%
ACI
153
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$6.27M +$310K +16,296 +5%
National Pension Service
154
National Pension Service
South Korea
$6.23M +$776K +40,790 +14%
Asset Management One
155
Asset Management One
Japan
$6.2M +$4.07M +213,864 +172%
Flossbach Von Storch
156
Flossbach Von Storch
Germany
$6.16M +$4.76M +250,000 +292%
LSC
157
Lesa Sroufe & Co
Washington
$6.05M -$350K -18,388 -5%
GIP
158
Greatmark Investment Partners
Georgia
$6.01M +$34.3K +1,800 +0.6%
ARC
159
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$5.82M -$4.81M -252,491 -44%
B
160
Barings
North Carolina
$5.76M +$162K +8,500 +3%
KBC Group
161
KBC Group
Belgium
$5.72M -$9.52M -500,398 -62%
MLICM
162
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$5.51M -$145K -7,645 -2%
CCM
163
Channing Capital Management
Illinois
$5.44M -$1.15M -60,657 -17%
IP
164
Isthmus Partners
Wisconsin
$5.39M -$8.66K -455 -0.2%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
165
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$5.3M -$146K -7,672 -3%
CCA
166
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$5.17M -$577K -30,304 -10%
SEI Investments
167
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$5.11M +$1.14M +59,935 +27%
VRS
168
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$4.82M +$4.77M +250,602 +2,076%
Ameriprise
169
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.7M +$9.76K +513 +0.2%
AAM
170
Auxier Asset Management
Oregon
$4.67M -$416K -21,850 -8%
Aviva
171
Aviva
United Kingdom
$4.67M -$119K -6,270 -2%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
172
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$4.27M +$346K +18,200 +8%
TD Asset Management
173
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$4.19M -$32.4K -1,700 -0.7%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
174
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$4.08M -$53.3K -2,800 -1%
IPC
175
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$4.04M +$176K +9,222 +4%

WU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

559 of the 3,581 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Union (WU) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $9.88B — down 11% from $11.1B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 53 funds closed out of WU and 37 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 209 trimmed existing stakes and 208 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, adding an estimated $95.1M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $305M.

  • 559 institutional investors held Western Union (WU) as of Q3 2015, down from 578 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $9.88B of Western Union stock for Q3 2015, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new Western Union positions in Q3 2015 and 53 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
  • The largest Western Union buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $95.1M added.
  • The largest Western Union seller in Q3 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $305M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.