Mastercard
1,217 hedge funds and large institutions have $78.6B invested in Mastercard in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 99 funds opening new positions, 500 increasing their positions, 469 reducing their positions, and 83 closing their positions.
28% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $500M | Put options by funds: $390M
19% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 99 | Existing positions closed: 83
1.79% more ownership
Funds ownership: 77.48% → 79.27% (+1.8%)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 500 | Existing positions reduced: 469
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,216 → 1,217 (+1)
5% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 127 → 121 (-6)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $82.8B → $78.6B (-$4.2B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
|
+$1.99B |
| 2 |
GIM
Generation Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$272M |
| 3 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$158M |
| 4 |
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
+$153M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$103M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$204M |
| 2 |
BIM
BlackRock Investment Management
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$194M |
| 3 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$177M |
| 4 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
-$148M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$144M |
MA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
1,217 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mastercard (MA) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $78.6B — down 5.1% from $82.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 99 funds opened new MA positions and 83 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 500 added to existing stakes and 469 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Royal London Asset Management, adding an estimated $1.99B. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $204M.
- 1,217 institutional investors held Mastercard (MA) as of Q1 2016, up from 1,216 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $78.6B of Mastercard stock for Q1 2016, down 5.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 99 funds opened new Mastercard positions in Q1 2016 and 83 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
- The largest Mastercard buyer in Q1 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $1.99B added.
- The largest Mastercard seller in Q1 2016 was Invesco, an estimated $204M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.