American Express
AXP
2,614 hedge funds and large institutions have $161B invested in American Express in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 180 funds opening new positions, 951 increasing their positions, 1,049 reducing their positions, and 159 closing their positions.
42% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.84B | Put options by funds: $2B
13% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 180 | Existing positions closed: 159
0.35% more ownership
Funds ownership: 84.89% → 85.24% (+0.35%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 2,634 → 2,614 (-20)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 951 | Existing positions reduced: 1,049
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $179B → $161B (-$18.1B)
31% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 114 → 79 (-35)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$641M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$474M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$320M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$260M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$232M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$344M |
| 2 |
LP
Longview Partners
St Peter Port,
Guernsey
|
-$205M |
| 3 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$200M |
| 4 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$197M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$183M |
AXP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review
2,614 of the 7,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in American Express (AXP) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $161B — down 10% from $179B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 180 funds opened new AXP positions and 159 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 951 added to existing stakes and 1,049 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $641M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $344M.
- 2,614 institutional investors held American Express (AXP) as of Q1 2025, down from 2,634 in Q4 2024.
- Funds reported $161B of American Express stock for Q1 2025, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 180 funds opened new American Express positions in Q1 2025 and 159 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
- The largest American Express buyer in Q1 2025 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $641M added.
- The largest American Express seller in Q1 2025 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $344M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.