WESTERN UN CO WU
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 959802109 · ISIN US9598021098
American financial services and communications company
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryServices-Business Services, NEC
- HeadquartersDenver, CO
- Founded1851
- Websitewesternunion.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($6.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 311.9m as of 2026-07-22, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $7.71. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($38.5m notional), 9 hold puts ($18.1m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 516 |
| Q4 2022 | 504 |
| Q1 2023 | 475 |
| Q2 2023 | 465 |
| Q3 2023 | 439 |
| Q4 2023 | 466 |
| Q1 2024 | 457 |
| Q2 2024 | 445 |
| Q3 2024 | 455 |
| Q4 2024 | 470 |
| Q1 2025 | 470 |
| Q2 2025 | 472 |
| Q3 2025 | 457 |
| Q4 2025 | 484 |
| Q1 2026 | 513 |
| Q2 2026 | 484 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 205 | 221 |
| Q4 2024 | 219 | 207 |
| Q1 2025 | 249 | 207 |
| Q2 2025 | 228 | 229 |
| Q3 2025 | 213 | 238 |
| Q4 2025 | 242 | 219 |
| Q1 2026 | 273 | 219 |
| Q2 2026 | 213 | 292 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $19.4m | $24.6m | 1.27 |
| Q4 2025 | $83.8m | $24.7m | 0.30 |
| Q1 2026 | $50.9m | $23.1m | 0.45 |
| Q2 2026 | $38.5m | $18.1m | 0.47 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +6.5m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +4.6m |
| ALGEBRIS (UK) LTD | New | +2.8m |
| Fourth Sail Capital LP | New | +2.1m |
| Fideuram Asset Management (Ireland) dac | Added | +2.0m |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP | Added | +1.4m |
| TSP Capital Management Group, LLC | New | +1.1m |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | Added | +959.4k |
| LONGFELLOW INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC | New | +869.9k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +865.3k |
Biggest sellers
| Ranmore Fund Management Ltd | Sold out | -5.0m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -4.8m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -4.5m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -3.3m |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -2.8m |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | Sold out | -2.3m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -1.5m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Focus Partners Wealth | Sold out | -1.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.3m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $10.2m1.3m shares |
| CONTINENTAL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $7.7m10.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $6.0m781.5k shares |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | Reduced | $3.5m450.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.5m327.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $2.3m295.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.1m267.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.9m250.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $1.2m158.3k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $566.0k73.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $6.4m829.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $4.8m621.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.2m288.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $2.0m256.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $1.6m208.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $404.2k52.5k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $345.0k44.8k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $271.0k35.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $144.8k18.8k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +2.3 pts · filed 2026-05-06 | 10.2% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.8% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.3% |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 13G · institution new · filed 2025-11-14 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 2 | $1.6m | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 1 | $89.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $240.9k | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | Adams Benjamin Carlton Chief Legal Officer | Sold | $184.0k19.9k shares |
| 2026-04-28 | Angelini Giovanni President Europe, Africa, MEPA | Sold | $56.9k6.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.4m $241.8m | Added +6.5m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.9m $137.9m | Reduced -173.1k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.09% of their portfolio | 17.3m $133.5m | Added +533.3k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 14.7m $113.0m | Added +26.5k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.0m $107.9m | Reduced -168.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.3m $87.1m | Added +28.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.2m $86.6m | Added +289.0k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.15% of their portfolio | 11.0m $84.5m | Added +959.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.08% of their portfolio | 10.4m $81.0m | Added +50.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 10.1m $76.7m | Reduced -588.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.3m $63.6m | Added +261.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.7m $59.1m | Reduced -226.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.2m $47.5m | Reduced -919.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.7m $44.0m | Reduced -871.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.2m $40.2m | Added +4.6m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.0m $31.0m | Added +56.2k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.8m $29.5m | Added +138.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.6m $27.6m | Added +865.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.6m $27.6m | Added +759.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.4m $26.5m | Reduced -4.5m |
| Discerene Group LP 2.97% of their portfolio | 3.4m $26.4m | Reduced -238.9k |
| Brickwood Asset Management LLP 18.50% of their portfolio | 3.3m $25.8m | Reduced -192.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.3m $25.7m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.3m $25.3m | Added +501.0k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.9m $22.5m | Added +60.7k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.8m $21.7m | Added +60.7k |
| ALGEBRIS (UK) LTD 1.40% of their portfolio | 2.8m $21.2m | New |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $20.3m | Reduced -151.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $17.7m | Reduced -1.5m |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.2m $16.8m | Added +31.2k |
| Fourth Sail Capital LP 2.47% of their portfolio | 2.1m $16.3m | New |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.1m $15.9m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Fideuram Asset Management (Ireland) dac 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.1m $18.1m | Added +2.0m |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $15.2m | Added +7.1k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $14.3m | Added +608.7k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.7m $13.1m | Added +1.4m |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $12.3m | Unchanged |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $11.6m | Reduced -33.0k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $11.2m | Added +476.9k |
| SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.4m $10.4m | Added +50.0k |
| Cambria Investment Management, L.P. 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.3m $10.3m | Added +316.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $9.3m | Added +218.9k |
| TSP Capital Management Group, LLC 2.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $8.7m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $8.4m | Added +50.3k |
| CONTINENTAL ADVISORS LLC 4.90% of their portfolio | 1.1m $8.3m | Reduced -249.2k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $8.3m | Added +479.8k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $8.3m | Reduced -63.7k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $8.2m | Reduced -378.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 941.1k $7.2m | Added +25.1k |
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP /IN/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 872.1k $6.7m | Added +57.8k |
| LONGFELLOW INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC 1.37% of their portfolio | 869.9k $6.7m | New |
| Gilman Hill Asset Management, LLC 0.89% of their portfolio | 844.5k $6.5m | Added +45.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 818.5k $6.3m | Reduced -8.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 794.6k $6.9m | Reduced -4.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 794.6k $6.1m | Reduced -3.3m |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 793.3k $6.1m | Added +239.0k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 760.1k $5.9m | Added +239.3k |
| Kore Advisors LP 6.38% of their portfolio | 717.6k $5.5m | New |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 659.7k $5.1m | Reduced -142.3k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 643.8k $5.0m | Added +162.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 637.3k $4.9m | Reduced -135.2k |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 630.6k $4.9m | Added +83.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 629.2k $4.8m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 601.6k $4.6m | Reduced -141.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 592.5k $4.6m | Added +130.6k |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 565.0k $4.4m | New |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 545.0k $4.2m | Added +302.0k |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 544.1k $4.2m | New |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 537.5k $4.1m | Added +152.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 522.3k $4.0m | Reduced -1.4m |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 512.0k $3.9m | Reduced -828.0k |
| Ilex Capital Partners (UK) LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 510.4k $3.9m | New |
| 1834 INVESTMENT ADVISORS CO 0.44% of their portfolio | 500.0k $3.8m | Added +28.8k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 497.9k $3.8m | Added +201.6k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 493.5k $3.8m | Added +11.0k |
| SummitTX Capital, L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 491.9k $3.8m | Added +11.4k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.00% of their portfolio | 490.6k $3.8m | Reduced -46.3k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 490.3k $3.8m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 466.0k $3.6m | Reduced -838.4k |
| Collar Capital Management, LLC 2.02% of their portfolio | 443.9k $3.4m | New |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 439.0k $3.4m | Added +372.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 407.1k $3.2m | Reduced -1.3m |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 389.0k $3.0m | Reduced -4.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 377.5k $2.9m | Added +34.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 373.4k $2.9m | Added +160.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 365.9k $2.8m | Reduced -17.3k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 362.1k $2.8m | Reduced -13.7k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 358.4k $2.8m | Added +227.8k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 355.0k $2.7m | Added +66.3k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 321.5k $2.5m | Added +5.3k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 315.1k $2.4m | Reduced -5.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 306.1k $2.4m | Added +12.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 298.0k $2.3m | Reduced -152.9k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 291.3k $2.2m | Reduced -466 |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 290.0k $2.2m | Reduced -12.3k |
| CWA Asset Management Group, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 288.1k $2.2m | Added +25.0k |
| Redwood Investment Management, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 284.9k $2.2m | New |
| Optimist Retirement Group LLC 0.84% of their portfolio | 281.6k $2.2m | Reduced -184 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 278.6k $2.1m | Reduced -283.2k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 277.4k $2.1m | Added +103.9k |