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 ($25.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 374.5m as of 2023-04-28, 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 ≈ $11.18. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($45.1m notional), 18 hold puts ($20.6m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 516 |
| Q4 2022 | 504 |
| Q1 2023 | 475 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 224 | 252 |
| Q1 2023 | 220 | 276 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $37.8m | $35.0m | 0.93 |
| Q4 2022 | $48.9m | $24.9m | 0.51 |
| Q1 2023 | $45.1m | $20.6m | 0.46 |
Biggest buyers
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +10.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +9.9m |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Added | +6.6m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +6.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +3.0m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +3.0m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +2.9m |
| Ergoteles LLC | Added | +1.9m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | New | +1.2m |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -23.2m |
| Independent Franchise Partners LLP | Sold out | -8.2m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -7.9m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Reduced | -5.1m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -4.6m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -4.4m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -3.1m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Reduced | -2.2m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| Legal & General Group Plc | Reduced | -1.9m |
Biggest calls
| CONTINENTAL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $11.2m1.0m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $6.4m575.8k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $6.3m564.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $5.2m464.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $4.9m439.3k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | New | $2.8m248.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.7m156.3k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $1.7m154.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $1.1m96.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $939.9k84.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $4.6m414.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.8m248.4k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | New | $2.6m232.8k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $2.0m180.7k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $1.8m161.7k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $1.8m157.4k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $1.2m104.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $918.8k82.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $826.2k74.1k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $745.0k66.8k 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 in Q1 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $699.5k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $10.2k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $99.4k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q1 2023.
Holders, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.7m $476.1m | Reduced -4.6m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.4m $461.7m | Reduced -23.2m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.06% of their portfolio | 19.1m $213.2m | Added +9.4k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 2.47% of their portfolio | 16.1m $179.1m | Added +6.6m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.4m $149.7m | Reduced -3.1m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 10.5m $117.3m | Added +10.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 9.9m $110.4m | Added +9.9m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 8.2m $91.6m | Reduced -450.8k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.19% of their portfolio | 7.7m $86.1m | Added +145.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.7m $86.0m | Reduced -62.3k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.19% of their portfolio | 7.5m $83.2m | Reduced -5.1m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.19% of their portfolio | 6.9m $76.6m | Added +6.2m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.3m $70.2m | Reduced -1.1m |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.10% of their portfolio | 6.2m $68.8m | Reduced -380.1k |
| Discerene Group LP 8.86% of their portfolio | 6.2m $68.7m | Added +481.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 5.8m $64.3m | Reduced -793.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.6m $62.8m | Added +3.0m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.6m $61.9m | Added +2.9m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.2m $58.3m | Reduced -72.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.5m $49.9m | Reduced -1.7m |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.2m $46.4m | Added +459.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.3m $36.5m | Reduced -2.2m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.2m $36.2m | Added +71.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.20% of their portfolio | 3.2m $35.8m | Added +3.0m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.0m $33.5m | Added +281.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.6m $29.1m | Reduced -175.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $28.1m | Added +415.6k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $26.4m | Reduced -4.4m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $26.7m | Added +13.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $23.7m | Reduced -2.0m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1m $23.1m | Reduced -9.7k |
| Ergoteles LLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 2.0m $22.3m | Added +1.9m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $21.5m | Reduced -250.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $21.0m | Added +1.2m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $20.3m | Reduced -399.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $20.2m | Added +199.5k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.8m $20.2m | Added +80.8k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.7m $18.8m | Reduced -1.4m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $18.6m | Added +429.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $18.3m | Reduced -7.9m |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.6m $17.9m | Added +259.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $17.7m | Reduced -66.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $16.8m | Added +351.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $16.8m | Reduced -352.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $16.5m | Reduced -120.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $14.7m | Reduced -187.2k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $13.5m | Added +516.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $13.5m | Reduced -23.4k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $13.2m | Added +1.1m |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.2m $12.9m | New |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $12.9m | Added +1.1m |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $12.9m | Reduced -93.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $12.6m | Added +1.1m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $12.6m | Added +854.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $12.3m | Added +456.2k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $12.1m | Added +1.0m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $12.0m | Added +126.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $11.5m | Added +433.8k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 978.7k $10.9m | New |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.21% of their portfolio | 924.8k $10.3m | Added +97.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 918.2k $10.2m | New |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 873.8k $9.7m | Unchanged |
| UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION 0.31% of their portfolio | 866.9k $9.7m | Added +592.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 833.9k $9.3m | Reduced -47.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 833.5k $9.3m | Reduced -727.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 813.5k $9.1m | Added +663.9k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 813.2k $9.1m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 805.9k $9.0m | Reduced -410.9k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 783.8k $8.7m | Added +23.4k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 741.9k $8.3m | Reduced -819.1k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.02% of their portfolio | 715.4k $8.0m | Reduced -930.0k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 711.2k $7.9m | Added +311.3k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 694.1k $7.7m | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 671.5k $7.5m | Added +138.2k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 669.5k $7.5m | Added +470.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 665.7k $7.4m | Reduced -1.9m |
| Swedbank AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 632.7k $7.1m | Reduced -589.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 618.4k $6.9m | Added +584.1k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 576.9k $6.4m | Reduced -25.2k |
| SORA INVESTORS LLC 1.77% of their portfolio | 575.0k $6.4m | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 557.1k $6.2m | Added +89.0k |
| ETF MANAGERS GROUP, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 552.1k $6.2m | Reduced -19.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 495.1k $5.5m | Reduced -18.8k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 494.4k $5.5m | Reduced -118.3k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 488.0k $5.4m | Reduced -21.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 483.3k $5.4m | Reduced -210.7k |
| Gilman Hill Asset Management, LLC 1.05% of their portfolio | 462.9k $5.2m | Added +439 |
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP /IN/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 451.6k $5.0m | Added +81.8k |
| Hillman Capital Management, Inc. 1.89% of their portfolio | 447.7k $5.0m | Added +92.7k |
| TSP Capital Management Group, LLC 1.74% of their portfolio | 432.3k $4.8m | Reduced -15.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 428.3k $4.8m | Reduced -53.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 427.0k $4.8m | Reduced -24.4k |
| Greenland Capital Management LP 0.56% of their portfolio | 421.8k $4.7m | New |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 417.6k $4.7m | Reduced -167.1k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 408.5k $4.6m | Added +347.3k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.01% of their portfolio | 407.2k $4.2m | Reduced -1.7m |
| Point72 Middle East FZE 0.25% of their portfolio | 401.9k $4.5m | Added +383.4k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 399.3k $4.5m | Reduced -81.5k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 387.6k $4.3m | Reduced -115.2k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 386.1k $4.3m | Reduced -1.6m |