Western Union
588 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.77B invested in Western Union in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 72 funds opening new positions, 177 increasing their positions, 254 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.
85% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 72 | Existing positions closed: 39
47% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $93.3M | Put options by funds: $63.3M
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.95B → $9.77B (+$814M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 564 → 588 (+24)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 15 (0)
0.2% less ownership
Funds ownership: 104.49% → 104.3% (-0.2%)
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 177 | Existing positions reduced: 254
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$100M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$49.1M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$42.9M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$35.4M |
| 5 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$31.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$204M |
| 2 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$160M |
| 3 |
OSAM
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$45.8M |
| 4 |
SC
Salzman & Co
Pittsford,
New York
|
-$34.6M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$27M |
WU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
588 of the 3,765 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Union (WU) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $9.77B — up 9.1% from $8.95B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 72 funds opened new WU positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 33 holders — while 177 added to existing stakes and 254 trimmed.
The largest buyer was AJO LP, opening a new position worth an estimated $100M. The largest seller was Artisan Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $204M sold.
- 588 institutional investors held Western Union (WU) as of Q4 2014, up from 564 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $9.77B of Western Union stock for Q4 2014, up 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 72 funds opened new Western Union positions in Q4 2014 and 39 closed out, a net change of +33 holders.
- The largest Western Union buyer in Q4 2014 was AJO LP, an estimated $100M added.
- The largest Western Union seller in Q4 2014 was Artisan Partners, an estimated $204M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.