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572 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.92B invested in Western Union in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 198 increasing their positions, 239 reducing their positions, and 60 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1314 (+1)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.8B → $9.92B (+$115M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 587572 (-15)

4.56% less ownership

Funds ownership: 108.38%103.82% (-4.6%)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 198 | Existing positions reduced: 239

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 60

54% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $15.3M | Put options by funds: $33.5M

Holders
572
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-2.56%
% of All Funds
15.24%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.69%
% of All Funds
0.37%
New
49
Increased
198
Reduced
239
Closed
60
Calls
$15.3M
Puts
$33.5M
Net Calls
-$18.2M
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Capital Research Global Investors
1
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$1.28B
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$916M +$16.2M +898,627 +2%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$852M -$8.8M -488,968 -1%
Bank of New York Mellon
4
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$454M +$13.1M +726,365 +3%
ACM
5
Abrams Capital Management
Massachusetts
$417M
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$388M -$15.6M -869,159 -4%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$253M +$1.7M +94,456 +0.7%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
8
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$190M -$14.3M -797,200 -7%
Ninety One (UK)
9
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$175M +$8.28M +460,398 +5%
BFA
10
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$170M -$5.39M -299,508 -3%
LAM
11
Lyrical Asset Management
New York
$156M +$20.1M +1,118,289 +16%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$154M +$159K +8,812 +0.1%
AI
13
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$150M -$23M -1,278,570 -14%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$142M -$10.6M -587,920 -7%
SAM
15
Southernsun Asset Management
Tennessee
$141M -$27.9M -1,550,834 -18%
LSV Asset Management
16
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$138M +$2.47M +137,500 +2%
CCP
17
Clarkston Capital Partners
Michigan
$111M +$10.5M +581,775 +11%
HCM
18
Herndon Capital Management
Georgia
$105M -$16.4M -912,184 -14%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$103M
WG
20
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$102M +$4.68M +259,999 +5%
MPI
21
Mairs & Power Inc
Minnesota
$95.5M +$1.58M +88,026 +2%
Schroder Investment Management Group
22
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$87.8M +$7.15M +397,479 +10%
Goldman Sachs
23
Goldman Sachs
New York
$87.4M -$2.09K -116 -0%
RRAM
24
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
$80.9M -$11.4M -634,694 -13%
BG
25
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$78M -$353K -19,644 -0.5%

WU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

572 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Union (WU) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $9.92B — up 1.2% from $9.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 60 funds closed out of WU and 49 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 239 trimmed existing stakes and 198 added.

The largest buyer was Royal London Asset Management, adding an estimated $41.2M. The largest seller was ING Group, cutting an estimated $88.2M.

  • 572 institutional investors held Western Union (WU) as of Q1 2016, down from 587 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $9.92B of Western Union stock for Q1 2016, up 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new Western Union positions in Q1 2016 and 60 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest Western Union buyer in Q1 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $41.2M added.
  • The largest Western Union seller in Q1 2016 was ING Group, an estimated $88.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.