Western Union
587 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.8B invested in Western Union in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 68 funds opening new positions, 208 increasing their positions, 219 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
84% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 68 | Existing positions closed: 37
18% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 13 (+2)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 560 → 587 (+27)
3.05% more ownership
Funds ownership: 105.33% → 108.38% (+3%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.88B → $9.8B (-$80.4M)
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 208 | Existing positions reduced: 219
51% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $17.7M | Put options by funds: $35.9M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$106M |
| 2 |
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$32.9M |
| 3 |
CCP
Clarkston Capital Partners
Rochester,
Michigan
|
+$32.1M |
| 4 |
BKBG
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Brussels,
Belgium
|
+$31.4M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$26.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$150M |
| 2 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$39.1M |
| 3 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$28.7M |
| 4 |
AI
Ariel Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$28.1M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$24.8M |
WU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
587 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Union (WU) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $9.8B — down 0.81% from $9.88B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 68 funds opened new WU positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 208 added to existing stakes and 219 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, adding an estimated $106M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $150M.
- 587 institutional investors held Western Union (WU) as of Q4 2015, up from 560 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $9.8B of Western Union stock for Q4 2015, down 0.81% quarter-over-quarter.
- 68 funds opened new Western Union positions in Q4 2015 and 37 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
- The largest Western Union buyer in Q4 2015 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $106M added.
- The largest Western Union seller in Q4 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $150M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.