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592 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.9B invested in Western Union in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 210 increasing their positions, 233 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

119% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $92.8M | Put options by funds: $42.3M

32% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.02B → $11.9B (+$2.88B)

24% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 46

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 584592 (+8)

1.18% more ownership

Funds ownership: 94.67%95.85% (+1.2%)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 210 | Existing positions reduced: 233

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3330 (-3)

Holders
592
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+1.37%
% of All Funds
19.2%
Holding in Top 10
30
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-9.09%
% of All Funds
0.97%
New
57
Increased
210
Reduced
233
Closed
46
Calls
$92.8M
Puts
$42.3M
Net Calls
+$50.5M
Net Calls Change
+$15.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LTI
1
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
$2.12B
Capital Research Global Investors
2
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$884M +$140M +7,791,243 +20%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$685M +$10.1M +561,003 +2%
Fidelity Investments
4
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$642M -$9.46M -526,362 -2%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$427M -$3.26M -181,634 -0.8%
Artisan Partners
6
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$383M +$12.9M +719,437 +4%
ACM
7
Abrams Capital Management
Massachusetts
$324M
T. Rowe Price Associates
8
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$274M -$14.4M -803,707 -5%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$273M -$3.72M -206,872 -1%
AIG
10
American International Group
New York
$269M +$55.8M +3,103,613 +27%
Bank of New York Mellon
11
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$199M +$8.04M +447,265 +4%
AI
12
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$197M -$2.64M -147,070 -1%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$179M +$30.6M +1,701,288 +22%
Massachusetts Financial Services
14
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$178M -$212M -11,810,627 -55%
HCM
15
Herndon Capital Management
Georgia
$160M +$152M +8,439,424 +5,494%
RRAM
16
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
$135M +$18.9M +1,052,910 +17%
BFA
17
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$127M +$1.7M +94,832 +1%
BAM
18
Burgundy Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$125M +$3.67M +204,500 +3%
CB
19
Cooke & Bieler
Pennsylvania
$112M -$2.9M -161,584 -3%
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$91.5M -$1.19M -66,198 -1%
BG
21
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$90.6M +$3.85M +214,527 +5%
SAM
22
Southernsun Asset Management
Tennessee
$88M +$29.9M +1,664,707 +55%
TCIM
23
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$81.1M +$29.2M +1,626,020 +60%
SCP
24
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
$79.4M -$5.35M -297,746 -7%
Schroder Investment Management Group
25
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$72.6M +$44.5M +2,474,683 +174%

WU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

592 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Union (WU) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $11.9B — up 32% from $9.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new WU positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 210 added to existing stakes and 233 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Herndon Capital Management, adding an estimated $152M. The largest seller was Massachusetts Financial Services, cutting an estimated $212M.

  • 592 institutional investors held Western Union (WU) as of Q3 2013, up from 584 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $11.9B of Western Union stock for Q3 2013, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new Western Union positions in Q3 2013 and 46 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Western Union buyer in Q3 2013 was Herndon Capital Management, an estimated $152M added.
  • The largest Western Union seller in Q3 2013 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $212M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.