Mastercard
1,130 hedge funds and large institutions have $81.2B invested in Mastercard in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 448 increasing their positions, 409 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.
35% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 69
23% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 110 → 135 (+25)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $75.4B → $81.2B (+$5.81B)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,117 → 1,130 (+13)
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 448 | Existing positions reduced: 409
0.35% less ownership
Funds ownership: 78.64% → 78.29% (-0.35%)
30% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $749M | Put options by funds: $1.07B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$362M |
| 2 |
MNA
Manning & Napier Advisors
Fairport,
New York
|
+$207M |
| 3 |
IG
ING Group
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$131M |
| 4 |
Swedbank
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$111M |
| 5 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$108M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$298M |
| 2 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$295M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$178M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$163M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$158M |
MA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
1,130 of the 3,713 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mastercard (MA) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $81.2B — up 7.7% from $75.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 93 funds opened new MA positions and 69 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 448 added to existing stakes and 409 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $362M. The largest seller was Lone Pine Capital, cutting an estimated $298M.
- 1,130 institutional investors held Mastercard (MA) as of Q2 2015, up from 1,117 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $81.2B of Mastercard stock for Q2 2015, up 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 93 funds opened new Mastercard positions in Q2 2015 and 69 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
- The largest Mastercard buyer in Q2 2015 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $362M added.
- The largest Mastercard seller in Q2 2015 was Lone Pine Capital, an estimated $298M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.