Western Union
569 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.51B invested in Western Union in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 60 funds opening new positions, 175 increasing their positions, 237 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.
96% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $24.7M | Put options by funds: $12.6M
17% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 7 (+1)
1.04% more ownership
Funds ownership: 106.31% → 107.36% (+1%)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.28B → $9.51B (+$226M)
9% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 66
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 583 → 569 (-14)
26% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 175 | Existing positions reduced: 237
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$212M |
| 2 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$137M |
| 3 |
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$38.2M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$32.2M |
| 5 |
OSAM
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$28.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$240M |
| 2 |
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
|
-$40.7M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$31.5M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$31.2M |
| 5 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
-$23M |
WU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
569 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Union (WU) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $9.51B — up 2.4% from $9.28B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 66 funds closed out of WU and 60 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 237 trimmed existing stakes and 175 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $212M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $240M.
- 569 institutional investors held Western Union (WU) as of Q1 2018, down from 583 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $9.51B of Western Union stock for Q1 2018, up 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 60 funds opened new Western Union positions in Q1 2018 and 66 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest Western Union buyer in Q1 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $212M added.
- The largest Western Union seller in Q1 2018 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $240M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.