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: 330.5m as of 2025-04-18, 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 ≈ $10.58. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($22.5m notional), 10 hold puts ($12.8m).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 198 | 242 |
| Q3 2023 | 181 | 241 |
| Q4 2023 | 199 | 224 |
| Q1 2024 | 194 | 242 |
| Q2 2024 | 186 | 230 |
| Q3 2024 | 205 | 221 |
| Q4 2024 | 219 | 207 |
| Q1 2025 | 249 | 207 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $22.5m | $11.0m | 0.49 |
| Q3 2024 | $24.0m | $14.2m | 0.59 |
| Q4 2024 | $26.3m | $19.1m | 0.73 |
| Q1 2025 | $22.5m | $12.8m | 0.57 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +4.0m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.8m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +1.8m |
| SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC | New | +1.4m |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +1.2m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +1.2m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +840.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +728.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +708.0k |
Biggest sellers
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Reduced | -3.2m |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC | Sold out | -2.6m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -1.5m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -1.1m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -932.9k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Sold out | -680.7k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -633.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -559.8k |
| Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC | Sold out | -559.3k |
Biggest calls
| CONTINENTAL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $11.7m1.1m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $5.8m547.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.5m235.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.0m95.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $841.1k79.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $454.9k43.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $154.5k14.6k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $56.1k5.3k shares |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | New | $12.7k1.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $3.2k300 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $8.2m771.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.6m246.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $644.3k60.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $576.0k54.5k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $323.7k30.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $225.4k21.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $116.4k11.0k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $106.9k10.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $61.4k5.8k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 2025
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 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 1 | $128.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q1 2025.
Holders, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.5m $396.7m | Reduced -559.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.5m $396.5m | Added +4.0m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 29.0m $306.5m | Reduced -10.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.9m $147.5m | Added +840.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 13.2m $139.8m | Added +728.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 13.0m $136.7m | Added +1.8m |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.26% of their portfolio | 10.2m $107.5m | Reduced -76.9k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.10% of their portfolio | 8.9m $94.4m | Reduced -102.9k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.7m $81.2m | Added +3.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.2m $75.9m | Added +110.9k |
| Discerene Group LP 7.39% of their portfolio | 6.7m $70.7m | Unchanged |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.6m $69.7m | Reduced -517.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.2m $65.6m | Reduced -109.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.8m $61.0m | Added +103.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.6m $58.7m | Added +480.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.4m $56.7m | Added +1.8m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.3m $55.9m | Reduced -100.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.6m $38.6m | Reduced -3.2m |
| Brickwood Asset Management LLP 23.89% of their portfolio | 2.9m $31.1m | Unchanged |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.9m $31.1m | Unchanged |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.8m $29.4m | Added +624.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7m $29.1m | Added +119.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.6m $27.2m | Added +1.2m |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $26.7m | Added +30.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $21.4m | Added +539.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $21.3m | Reduced -159.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $20.8m | Added +422.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $19.7m | Added +154.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $19.5m | Added +708.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $19.0m | Added +1.2m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $18.7m | Reduced -4.9k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $17.5m | Reduced -20.6k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.6m $16.7m | Added +109.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $16.4m | Reduced -79.2k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $16.1m | Reduced -932.9k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $15.4m | Added +324.2k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $15.1m | Added +535.0k |
| SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.4m $14.5m | New |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $14.2m | Reduced -161.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $13.7m | Added +128.1k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $12.5m | New |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $12.5m | Added +19.3k |
| Meridiem Capital Partners LP 1.31% of their portfolio | 1.1m $12.0m | Reduced -409.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $11.5m | Reduced -1.1m |
| CONTINENTAL ADVISORS LLC 8.13% of their portfolio | 1.0m $10.9m | Added +136.0k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 998.4k $10.6m | Added +207.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 977.4k $10.3m | Added +8.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 852.2k $9.0m | Reduced -139.7k |
| Cambria Investment Management, L.P. 0.60% of their portfolio | 809.6k $8.6m | Reduced -91.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 779.8k $8.2m | Added +3.6k |
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP /IN/ 0.21% of their portfolio | 763.0k $8.1m | Added +105.3k |
| Gilman Hill Asset Management, LLC 1.36% of their portfolio | 741.3k $7.8m | Added +268.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 701.4k $7.4m | First filing |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.01% of their portfolio | 662.3k $7.0m | Reduced -132.9k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 656.0k $6.9m | Added +72.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 654.5k $6.9m | Reduced -9.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 623.5k $6.6m | Reduced -584 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 615.4k $6.5m | Added +21.0k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 586.1k $6.2m | Added +105.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 572.5k $6.1m | Reduced -633.6k |
| 1834 INVESTMENT ADVISORS CO 0.78% of their portfolio | 571.9k $6.1m | Added +88.8k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 568.3k $6.0m | Reduced -169.3k |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 548.2k $5.8m | Added +233.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 541.5k $5.7m | Added +54.9k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.03% of their portfolio | 539.9k $5.7m | Reduced -87.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 513.8k $5.4m | Reduced -15.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 513.7k $5.4m | Added +43.6k |
| AE Wealth Management LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 496.9k $5.3m | Added +476.3k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 489.0k $5.2m | Reduced -18.6k |
| TSP Capital Management Group, LLC 1.69% of their portfolio | 485.9k $5.1m | Added +30.6k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 483.2k $5.1m | Added +166.4k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.01% of their portfolio | 480.0k $5.1m | New |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 478.6k $5.1m | New |
| Kestra Investment Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 470.2k $5.0m | Added +347.2k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 464.0k $4.9m | Reduced -2.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 461.9k $4.9m | Reduced -115.7k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 457.3k $4.8m | Added +151.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 452.8k $4.8m | Reduced -1.1m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 450.2k $4.8m | Added +152.6k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 446.2k $4.7m | Added +205.1k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 431.3k $4.6m | Reduced -168.9k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 427.2k $4.5m | Added +3.5k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 419.1k $4.4m | Reduced -168.4k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 418.6k $4.4m | Reduced -118.0k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 411.3k $4.4m | Added +528 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 405.8k $4.3m | Added +1.3k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 373.9k $4.0m | Reduced -9.0k |
| Hillman Capital Management, Inc. 1.92% of their portfolio | 369.2k $3.9m | Reduced -81.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 365.1k $3.9m | Reduced -38.2k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 352.5k $3.7m | Reduced -34.4k |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 0.22% of their portfolio | 343.3k $3.6m | Reduced -212.8k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 342.4k $3.6m | Reduced -118.6k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 327.1k $3.5m | Added +156.4k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 320.9k $3.4m | Added +117.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 312.1k $3.3m | Reduced -4.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 289.4k $3.1m | Reduced -26.4k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 285.8k $3.0m | Added +53.1k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 278.7k $2.9m | Added +206.5k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 275.3k $2.9m | Added +30.8k |
| Arnhold LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 271.0k $2.9m | Unchanged |