Western Union
600 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.6B invested in Western Union in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 98 funds opening new positions, 193 increasing their positions, 219 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.
216% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 98 | Existing positions closed: 31
47% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $43.9M | Put options by funds: $29.8M
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.8B → $12.6B (+$1.82B)
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 543 → 600 (+57)
2.66% more ownership
Funds ownership: 109.91% → 112.57% (+2.7%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 193 | Existing positions reduced: 219
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$418M |
| 2 |
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$93.4M |
| 3 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$92.1M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$84.7M |
| 5 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$65.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$160M |
| 2 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$118M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$76.4M |
| 4 |
CCP
Clarkston Capital Partners
Rochester,
Michigan
|
-$69.2M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$67.8M |
WU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
600 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Union (WU) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $12.6B — up 17% from $10.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 98 funds opened new WU positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 67 holders — while 193 added to existing stakes and 219 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $418M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $160M.
- 600 institutional investors held Western Union (WU) as of Q4 2019, up from 543 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $12.6B of Western Union stock for Q4 2019, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 98 funds opened new Western Union positions in Q4 2019 and 31 closed out, a net change of +67 holders.
- The largest Western Union buyer in Q4 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $418M added.
- The largest Western Union seller in Q4 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $160M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.