Global Payments
GPN
479 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.7B invested in Global Payments in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 111 funds opening new positions, 207 increasing their positions, 127 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.
192% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 111 | Existing positions closed: 38
129% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $17.5M | Put options by funds: $7.63M
63% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 207 | Existing positions reduced: 127
26% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.47B → $10.7B (+$2.23B)
22% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 11 (+2)
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 411 → 479 (+68)
3.77% less ownership
Funds ownership: 101.03% → 97.26% (-3.8%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$317M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$268M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$107M |
| 4 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
+$103M |
| 5 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$93M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$149M |
| 2 |
SFM
Systematic Financial Management
Teaneck,
New Jersey
|
-$61.3M |
| 3 |
PCM
Palestra Capital Management
New York
|
-$47M |
| 4 |
AI
Axiom Investors
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$45.8M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$44.9M |
GPN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
479 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Global Payments (GPN) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $10.7B — up 26% from $8.47B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 111 funds opened new GPN positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 73 holders — while 207 added to existing stakes and 127 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $317M. The largest seller was BlackRock Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $149M.
- 479 institutional investors held Global Payments (GPN) as of Q2 2016, up from 411 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $10.7B of Global Payments stock for Q2 2016, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 111 funds opened new Global Payments positions in Q2 2016 and 38 closed out, a net change of +73 holders.
- The largest Global Payments buyer in Q2 2016 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $317M added.
- The largest Global Payments seller in Q2 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $149M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.