Western Union
549 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.31B invested in Western Union in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 186 increasing their positions, 202 reducing their positions, and 62 closing their positions.
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.58B → $8.31B (+$728M)
2.32% more ownership
Funds ownership: 101.14% → 103.46% (+2.3%)
2% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 62
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 553 → 549 (-4)
2% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $14.5M | Put options by funds: $14.9M
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 186 | Existing positions reduced: 202
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 5 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IFP
Independent Franchise Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$162M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$110M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$64M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$60.4M |
| 5 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$37.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LAM
Lyrical Asset Management
New York
|
-$221M |
| 2 |
ACM
Abrams Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$178M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$54.1M |
| 4 |
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$32.5M |
| 5 |
OSAM
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$32.3M |
WU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
549 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Union (WU) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $8.31B — up 9.6% from $7.58B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new WU positions and 62 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 186 added to existing stakes and 202 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Independent Franchise Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $162M. The largest seller was Lyrical Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $221M sold.
- 549 institutional investors held Western Union (WU) as of Q1 2019, down from 553 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $8.31B of Western Union stock for Q1 2019, up 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 63 funds opened new Western Union positions in Q1 2019 and 62 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Western Union buyer in Q1 2019 was Independent Franchise Partners, an estimated $162M added.
- The largest Western Union seller in Q1 2019 was Lyrical Asset Management, an estimated $221M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.