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1,200 hedge funds and large institutions have $48.3B invested in American Express in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 94 funds opening new positions, 449 increasing their positions, 490 reducing their positions, and 154 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2.29% more ownership

Funds ownership: 82.01%84.3% (+2.3%)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 449 | Existing positions reduced: 490

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,2741,200 (-74)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $55.8B → $48.3B (-$7.48B)

15% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $760M | Put options by funds: $894M

16% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3832 (-6)

39% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 94 | Existing positions closed: 154

Holders
1,200
Holders Change
-74
Holders Change %
-5.81%
% of All Funds
31.97%
Holding in Top 10
32
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15.79%
% of All Funds
0.85%
New
94
Increased
449
Reduced
490
Closed
154
Calls
$760M
Puts
$894M
Net Calls
-$133M
Net Calls Change
-$117M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Berkshire Hathaway
1
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
$9.31B
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.91B +$25.7M +441,444 +0.9%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$2.32B -$91.4M -1,572,036 -4%
Dodge & Cox
4
Dodge & Cox
California
$1.62B +$537M +9,222,970 +54%
Wellington Management Group
5
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.51B +$730M +12,544,274 +104%
Massachusetts Financial Services
6
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.37B -$113M -1,939,113 -8%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$1.31B -$12.9M -221,400 -1%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
8
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$1.27B +$139M +2,388,107 +13%
First Eagle Investment Management
9
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$955M +$165M +2,843,320 +22%
DSA
10
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$870M -$65M -1,117,334 -7%
T. Rowe Price Associates
11
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$771M -$277M -4,758,345 -27%
Fisher Asset Management
12
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$735M +$5.85M +100,569 +0.9%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$731M -$25.4M -435,961 -4%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$684M +$21.1M +362,447 +3%
Invesco
15
Invesco
Georgia
$627M +$236M +4,052,315 +66%
BFA
16
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$567M -$31.1M -535,183 -5%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$524M +$324M +5,563,802 +187%
Norges Bank
18
Norges Bank
Norway
$442M -$20.6M -354,677 -5%
VAM
19
Veritas Asset Management
United Kingdom
$428M -$3.47M -59,700 -0.8%
Morgan Stanley
20
Morgan Stanley
New York
$425M -$73.4M -1,261,372 -15%
JHIU
21
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$424M -$39.3M -675,949 -9%
BG
22
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$389M +$2.36M +40,575 +0.6%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$361M -$9.99M -171,796 -3%
FMI
24
Fiduciary Management Inc
Wisconsin
$361M -$31.9M -548,778 -9%
FPA
25
First Pacific Advisors
California
$348M +$154M +2,648,738 +88%

AXP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

1,200 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in American Express (AXP) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $48.3B — down 13% from $55.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 154 funds closed out of AXP and 94 opened new positions — a net loss of 60 holders — while 490 trimmed existing stakes and 449 added.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $730M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.42B sold.

  • 1,200 institutional investors held American Express (AXP) as of Q1 2016, down from 1,274 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $48.3B of American Express stock for Q1 2016, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 94 funds opened new American Express positions in Q1 2016 and 154 closed out, a net change of -60 holders.
  • The largest American Express buyer in Q1 2016 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $730M added.
  • The largest American Express seller in Q1 2016 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $1.42B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.