Global Payments
540 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.1B invested in Global Payments in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 74 funds opening new positions, 181 increasing their positions, 203 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.
42% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 17 (+5)
25% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $21.5M | Put options by funds: $17.2M
0.46% more ownership
Funds ownership: 98.19% → 98.64% (+0.46%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 545 → 540 (-5)
3% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 74 | Existing positions closed: 76
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 181 | Existing positions reduced: 203
19% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $19.8B → $16.1B (-$3.68B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$146M |
| 2 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$131M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$96.6M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$66.4M |
| 5 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$49.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$258M |
| 2 |
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
|
-$155M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$81.3M |
| 4 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$53.6M |
| 5 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
-$48.6M |
GPN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
540 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Global Payments (GPN) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $16.1B — down 19% from $19.8B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 76 funds closed out of GPN and 74 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 203 trimmed existing stakes and 181 added.
The largest buyer was Capital International Investors, adding an estimated $146M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $258M.
- 540 institutional investors held Global Payments (GPN) as of Q4 2018, down from 545 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $16.1B of Global Payments stock for Q4 2018, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 74 funds opened new Global Payments positions in Q4 2018 and 76 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Global Payments buyer in Q4 2018 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $146M added.
- The largest Global Payments seller in Q4 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $258M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.