We are live on ! Find out more
AXP icon

American Express

1,430 hedge funds and large institutions have $71.1B invested in American Express in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 78 funds opening new positions, 456 increasing their positions, 579 reducing their positions, and 83 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4347 (+4)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $67.6B → $71.1B (+$3.49B)

0.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.32%84.47% (+0.15%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,4431,430 (-13)

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 78 | Existing positions closed: 83

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 456 | Existing positions reduced: 579

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $495M | Put options by funds: $842M

Holders
1,430
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-0.9%
% of All Funds
32.73%
Holding in Top 10
47
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+9.3%
% of All Funds
1.08%
New
78
Increased
456
Reduced
579
Closed
83
Calls
$495M
Puts
$842M
Net Calls
-$347M
Net Calls Change
-$145M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CIP
101
Cornerstone Investment Partners
Georgia
$80.7M -$2.64M -26,908 -3%
SO
102
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$80.1M -$1.88M -19,136 -2%
Citigroup
103
Citigroup
New York
$78.9M +$4.41M +44,886 +6%
GLA
104
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$78.8M -$11M -111,915 -12%
N
105
Natixis
France
$76.9M +$56.9M +578,891 +278%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
106
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$75.5M -$909K -9,251 -1%
Baillie Gifford & Co
107
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$73.3M -$11.3M -114,870 -13%
Russell Investments Group
108
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$72.5M -$48.5M -493,497 -40%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
109
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$72M +$2.29M +23,257 +3%
AQR Capital Management
110
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$71.4M +$19.8M +201,208 +38%
SM
111
Seminole Management
New York
$70.8M +$10.8M +110,276 +18%
Adage Capital Partners
112
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$70.7M +$20.6M +209,400 +41%
Lazard Asset Management
113
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$70.6M +$22.9M +233,536 +48%
Stifel Financial
114
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$70.4M -$2.92M -29,712 -4%
RJA
115
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$70.4M +$2.2M +22,350 +3%
Korea Investment Corp
116
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$69.7M +$128K +1,300 +0.2%
DAM
117
Davis Asset Management
California
$68.6M
CIC
118
Crawford Investment Counsel
Georgia
$67.2M -$726K -7,393 -1%
HP
119
Hosking Partners
United Kingdom
$65.8M +$449K +4,571 +0.7%
National Pension Service
120
National Pension Service
South Korea
$65.2M +$3.79M +38,542 +6%
JIC
121
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$63.7M +$1.28M +12,992 +2%
PI
122
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
$62M
Canada Life
123
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$61.3M -$261K -2,661 -0.4%
Chevy Chase Trust
124
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$60.1M -$759K -7,722 -1%
FIM
125
Foresters Investment Management
New York
$59.7M +$9.72M +98,900 +19%

AXP Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

1,430 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in American Express (AXP) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $71.1B — up 5.2% from $67.6B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 83 funds closed out of AXP and 78 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 579 trimmed existing stakes and 456 added.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $854M. The largest seller was Veritas Asset Management, cutting an estimated $150M.

  • 1,430 institutional investors held American Express (AXP) as of Q2 2018, down from 1,443 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $71.1B of American Express stock for Q2 2018, up 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 78 funds opened new American Express positions in Q2 2018 and 83 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest American Express buyer in Q2 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $854M added.
  • The largest American Express seller in Q2 2018 was Veritas Asset Management, an estimated $150M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.