Western Union
578 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.84B invested in Western Union in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 195 increasing their positions, 224 reducing their positions, and 83 closing their positions.
29% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $27.3M | Put options by funds: $21.2M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 600 → 578 (-22)
7.06% less ownership
Funds ownership: 112.57% → 105.51% (-7.1%)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 195 | Existing positions reduced: 224
17% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 83
38% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.6B → $7.84B (-$4.78B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IVA
International Value Advisers
|
+$103M |
| 2 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
|
+$79.1M |
| 3 |
JIM
Jupiter Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$53.5M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$39.5M |
| 5 |
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$39.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$286M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$211M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$184M |
| 4 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$119M |
| 5 |
JAM
Jupiter Asset Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$101M |
WU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
578 of the 4,547 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Union (WU) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $7.84B — down 38% from $12.6B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 83 funds closed out of WU and 69 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 224 trimmed existing stakes and 195 added.
The largest buyer was International Value Advisers, adding an estimated $103M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $286M.
- 578 institutional investors held Western Union (WU) as of Q1 2020, down from 600 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $7.84B of Western Union stock for Q1 2020, down 38% quarter-over-quarter.
- 69 funds opened new Western Union positions in Q1 2020 and 83 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
- The largest Western Union buyer in Q1 2020 was International Value Advisers, an estimated $103M added.
- The largest Western Union seller in Q1 2020 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $286M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.