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579 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.85B invested in Western Union in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 196 increasing their positions, 224 reducing their positions, and 83 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $27.3M | Put options by funds: $21.2M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 55 (0)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 600579 (-21)

6.79% less ownership

Funds ownership: 112.57%105.78% (-6.8%)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 196 | Existing positions reduced: 224

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 83

38% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.6B → $7.85B (-$4.75B)

Holders
579
Holders Change
-21
Holders Change %
-3.5%
% of All Funds
12.76%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
69
Increased
196
Reduced
224
Closed
83
Calls
$27.3M
Puts
$21.2M
Net Calls
+$6.1M
Net Calls Change
-$7.95M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Franklin Resources
176
Franklin Resources
California
$2.4M +$3.03M +123,648 +1,377%
Lazard Asset Management
177
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$2.35M +$2.86M +116,825 +918%
ED
178
Exane Derivatives
France
$2.29M -$818K -33,355 -21%
BRM
179
Boston Research & Management
Massachusetts
$2.27M -$946K -38,579 -24%
GC
180
GMT Capital
Georgia
$2.27M +$3.07M +125,200 New
BAMF
181
BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab
Denmark
$2.26M -$764K -31,176 -20%
SMG
182
Spectrum Management Group
Indiana
$2.2M +$1.53M +62,400 +106%
Nomura Asset Management
183
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$2.2M +$468K +19,080 +19%
PNC Financial Services Group
184
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2.19M -$428K -17,457 -13%
NB
185
Northwest Bancshares
Pennsylvania
$2.18M +$81.9K +3,340 +3%
BCM
186
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$2.17M +$2.93M +119,500 New
FL
187
Fort LP
Maryland
$2.15M -$97K -3,957 -3%
NC
188
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$2.13M +$119K +4,845 +4%
ProShare Advisors
189
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$2.12M -$803K -32,746 -22%
RPI
190
Railway Pension Investments
United Kingdom
$2.11M +$73.6K +3,000 +3%
PI
191
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$2.07M -$58.8K -2,400 -2%
GIBU
192
Gulf International Bank (UK)
United Kingdom
$2.03M
AIL
193
AGF Investments LLC
Ontario, Canada
$2.01M +$846K +34,511 +45%
MIM
194
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$1.96M -$81.1K -3,307 -3%
Stifel Financial
195
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.95M -$51.1K -2,083 -2%
QIM
196
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$1.94M +$2.63M +107,256 New
Osaic Holdings
197
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$1.94M +$2.62M +106,766 New
XK
198
Xact Kapitalforvaltning
Sweden
$1.92M -$401K -16,338 -13%
Korea Investment Corp
199
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$1.89M -$260K -10,600 -9%
Millennium Management
200
Millennium Management
New York
$1.86M -$380K -15,517 -13%

WU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

579 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Union (WU) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $7.85B — down 38% from $12.6B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 83 funds closed out of WU and 69 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 224 trimmed existing stakes and 196 added.

The largest buyer was International Value Advisers, adding an estimated $103M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $286M.

  • 579 institutional investors held Western Union (WU) as of Q1 2020, down from 600 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $7.85B of Western Union stock for Q1 2020, down 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 69 funds opened new Western Union positions in Q1 2020 and 83 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
  • The largest Western Union buyer in Q1 2020 was International Value Advisers, an estimated $103M added.
  • The largest Western Union seller in Q1 2020 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $286M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.