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The Western Union WU

US equityMarket cap rank #2816
$6.10 +$0.10 (+1.67%)
Pre-market · Oct 6, 6:00 am ET · After hours $6.10 0.00%
Open$6.01
Prev close$6.00
Day range$6.01 – $6.12
Volume8.29M
Market cap$1.90B
P/E (TTM)4.9
Dividend yield15.41%

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Institutional ownership98.7%+0.05 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding543-1 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)28 buys / 22 sellsNet buying
Short interest15.80% of floatDays to cover 6.9 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share25.5%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

17%23%29%35%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$3.14M (7 inflow days, 13 outflow days).

The five largest holders on file together own 31.2% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • BlackRock10.07%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC5.74%
  • Schroder Investment Management Limited5.56%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC5.13%
  • Capital Research4.70%
  • State Street Global Advisors3.63%
  • Charles Schwab Investment Management3.61%
  • LSV Asset Management3.52%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund81.02%
  • Hedge Fund10.12%
  • Public Company3.91%
  • Private Company1.56%
  • Government Pension Fund1.37%
  • Individual/Insider0.60%
  • Family Office/Trust0.36%
  • Insurance Company0.20%

Reported short interest has fallen from 17.41% to 15.80% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Short interest, by report

Report dateShares short% of floatDays to cover
15 Sep 2026 49,283,218 15.8% 6.9
31 Aug 2026 46,803,462 15.0% 6.3
14 Aug 2026 43,953,151 14.1% 3.5
31 Jul 2026 51,232,547 16.4% 3.6
15 Jul 2026 56,859,898 18.2% 9.1
30 Jun 2026 54,401,179 17.4% 6.3

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