The Western Union Company
The Western Union Company (WU) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · WU · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
473
Institutional Holders
▼ 15 vs Q2
$2.53B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $12.81M vs Q2
312.44M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.32%
315.99M
13F Shares Held
▲ 14.47M vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
WU largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC services-business services, nec | 33.30M | 10.12% | 10.12% | $266.06B | Nov 7, 2025 | ▼ 2.51M |
BLACKROCK, INC. services-business services, nec | 32.89M | 10.00% | 10.00% | $262.77B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 1.87M |
SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP services-business services, nec | 16.95M | 5.15% | 5.15% | $135.42B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 3.71M |
STATE STREET CORP services-business services, nec | 13.40M | 4.08% | 4.08% | $107.10B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 156.6K |
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC services-business services, nec | 12.46M | 3.79% | 3.79% | $99.53B | Nov 10, 2025 | ▼ 818.6K |
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA services-business services, nec | 12.14M | 3.69% | 3.69% | $97.00B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 5.36M |
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC services-business services, nec | 9.78M | 2.97% | 2.97% | $78.08B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 1.09M |
LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT services-business services, nec | 9.61M | 2.92% | 2.92% | $76.78B | Nov 6, 2025 | ▼ 306.6K |
DISCERENE GROUP LP services-business services, nec | 8.81M | 2.68% | 2.68% | $70.37B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 1.56M |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC services-business services, nec | 8.21M | 2.50% | 2.50% | $65.64B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 2.05M |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
30
Increased
+44.45M shares2
New Positions
first time holders18
Decreased
−14.68M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+29.78M
+44.45M / −14.68M
Net new holders
+14
2 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
WU insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
0
Buy transactions
1
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adams Benjamin Carlton Chief Legal Officer | May 1, 2026 | Sale | 3,184 | $9.22 | $29.4K | 251.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Adams Benjamin Carlton Chief Legal Officer | May 1, 2026 | Sale | 4,148 | $9.21 | $38.2K | 247.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Adams Benjamin Carlton Chief Legal Officer | May 1, 2026 | Sale | 12,592 | $9.23 | $116.3K | 234.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Angelini Giovanni President Europe, Africa, MEPA | Apr 28, 2026 | Sale | 6,000 | $9.47 | $56.9K | 311.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Pant Milind director | Mar 13, 2026 | Award | 16,905 | — | — | 16.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Axelrod Cherie Chief Enterprise Risk Officer | Mar 2, 2026 | Award | 27,825 | — | — | 179.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Axelrod Cherie Chief Enterprise Risk Officer | Mar 2, 2026 | Award | 41,737 | — | — | 151.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Angelini Giovanni President Europe, Africa, MEPA | Mar 2, 2026 | Award | 39,226 | — | — | 317.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Angelini Giovanni President Europe, Africa, MEPA | Mar 2, 2026 | Award | 65,377 | — | — | 278.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Angelini Giovanni President Europe, Africa, MEPA | Mar 2, 2026 | Award | 192,308 | $9.56 | $1.84M | 192.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
The Western Union Company (WU) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 100.0% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.68%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 0.00%.
The largest institutional shareholder of The Western Union Company is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 33.30 million shares — equal to 10.12% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 473 institutional investors currently hold WU stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $2.53 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
WU ownershipThe Western Union Company (WU) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 100.0% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 10.12% stake. Company insiders hold 0.68%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.