Global Payments
412 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.54B invested in Global Payments in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 135 increasing their positions, 178 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.
38% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.31M | Put options by funds: $5.28M
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8B → $8.54B (+$544M)
5.17% more ownership
Funds ownership: 95.88% → 101.04% (+5.2%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 427 → 412 (-15)
21% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 61
24% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 135 | Existing positions reduced: 178
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 9 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$494M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$234M |
| 3 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$90.3M |
| 4 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$57M |
| 5 |
PCM
Palestra Capital Management
New York
|
+$42.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACM
Apex Capital Management
Dayton,
Ohio
|
-$92M |
| 2 |
SC
Samlyn Capital
New York
|
-$53.7M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$51.1M |
| 4 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$38M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$36.7M |
GPN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
412 of the 3,767 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Global Payments (GPN) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $8.54B — up 6.8% from $8B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 61 funds closed out of GPN and 48 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 178 trimmed existing stakes and 135 added.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $494M. The largest seller was Apex Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $92M sold.
- 412 institutional investors held Global Payments (GPN) as of Q1 2016, down from 427 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $8.54B of Global Payments stock for Q1 2016, up 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 48 funds opened new Global Payments positions in Q1 2016 and 61 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
- The largest Global Payments buyer in Q1 2016 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $494M added.
- The largest Global Payments seller in Q1 2016 was Apex Capital Management, an estimated $92M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.