Western Union Ownership | Who Owns Western Union?


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Western Union Ownership Summary


Western Union is owned by 49.79% institutional investors, 0.32% insiders, and 49.89% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 11.25% of WU shares. T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value is the top mutual fund, with 4.77% of its assets in Western Union shares.

WU Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockWestern Union49.79%0.32%49.89%
SectorFinancial Services Stocks 40.29%14.61%45.11%
IndustryCredit Services Stocks39.92%8.89%51.19%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group38.06M11.25%$403.39M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de33.43M9.88%$354.37M
Blackrock33.88M9.84%$414.03M
Price t rowe associates inc /md/28.98M8.57%$307.22M
State street12.87M3.74%$157.32M
Charles schwab investment management12.49M3.69%$132.38M
Aqr capital management11.21M3.31%$118.79M
Lsv asset management10.24M3.03%$108.53M
Schroder investment management group9.02M2.67%$95.63M
Capital research global investors7.67M2.27%$81.27M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Discerene group lp6.68M9.26%$70.83M
Continental advisors898.89K4.39%$9.53M
Insight folios420.41K2.11%$5.14M
Hillman capital management456.16K1.97%$5.57M
Tsp capital management group455.32K1.64%$4.83M
Gilman hill asset management472.83K0.87%$5.01M
1834 investment advisors483.11K0.65%$5.12M
Cambria investment management900.63K0.58%$9.55M
Foresight capital management advisors86.94K0.54%$921.53K
Wedge capital management l l p/nc2.58M0.49%$27.38M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Price t rowe associates inc /md/28.98M0.04%4.43M
Invesco5.66M0.01%3.79M
Aqr capital management11.21M0.15%3.15M
Schroder investment management group9.02M0.09%2.19M
Ubs group2.49M0.00%2.19M

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Jupiter asset management---6.95M
Millennium management1.50M0.01%-5.14M
Marshall wace, llp---2.06M
Delta global management lp---1.88M
Kodai capital management lp---1.87M

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank2.17M0.00%2.17M$22.98M
Winton group556.11K0.39%556.11K$5.89M
Arnhold271.02K0.28%271.02K$2.87M
Mubadala investment co pjsc220.15K0.01%220.15K$2.33M
Seven eight capital, lp187.23K0.24%187.23K$2.29M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Tfc financial management-1.00
Transamerica financial advisors-1.00
Claris advisors, llc / mo /-17.00
Atlantic edge private wealth management-30.00
Piscataqua savings bank-62.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Dec 31, 2024278-39.17%168,430,129-44.32%490.62%132-35.29%89-47.34%
Sep 30, 20244510.22%302,030,147-1.70%891.12%2025.76%166-6.21%
Jun 30, 2024445-4.09%307,207,912-2.37%891.07%187-6.97%175-0.57%
Mar 31, 2024464-2.73%314,651,058-0.15%911.19%201-8.64%1762.92%
Dec 31, 20234776.24%315,118,150-3.46%871.15%22019.57%171-

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value15.97M4.77%-
T. Rowe Price US Mid-Cap Value Equity15.98M4.73%2.50M
American Funds American Mutual A11.32M3.35%-8.02K
Capital Group American Mutual Comp11.32M3.35%-8.02K
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF11.03M3.30%40.87K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF10.63M3.17%6.39K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv10.61M3.14%4.00K
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF™9.33M2.79%7.36K
Vanguard Small Cap Index8.62M2.55%7.06K
T. Rowe Price U.S. Mid-Cap Val Eq Tr-D8.54M2.55%1.42M

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Feb 26, 2024Murphy Timothy P.-Buy$128.50K
Nov 07, 2022JOERRES JEFFREY A-Buy$99.46K
May 05, 2022Cebollero David Interim Chief Legal OfficerSell$10.21K
Feb 23, 2022Cebollero David Interim Chief Legal OfficerSell$43.20K
Feb 22, 2022Farah Jean Claude President, Global NetworkSell$656.18K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q1--
2024 Q4--
2024 Q3--
2024 Q2--
2024 Q11-

WU Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Western Union?

Western Union shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 49.79%, followed by 0.32% insiders and 49.89% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Western Union's industry, Credit Services Stocks, is 39.92%, which Western Union exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Western Union?

Western Union’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (38.06M shares, 11.25%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (33.43M shares, 9.88%), and Blackrock (33.88M shares, 9.84%). Together, they hold 30.97% of Western Union’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Western Union?

Yes, BlackRock owns 9.84% of Western Union, totaling 33.88M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.01% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 414.03M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -628K shares, a -1.82% change.

Who is Western Union’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Discerene group lp is Western Union’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 9.26% of its assets in 6.68M Western Union shares, valued at 70.83M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Western Union shares?

T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value is the top mutual fund holder of Western Union shares, with 4.77% of its total shares outstanding invested in 15.97M Western Union shares.

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