Mastercard
1,242 hedge funds and large institutions have $83.3B invested in Mastercard in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 86 funds opening new positions, 471 increasing their positions, 520 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.
77% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $917M | Put options by funds: $519M
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 86 | Existing positions closed: 69
18% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 114 → 135 (+21)
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $73.6B → $83.3B (+$9.69B)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,236 → 1,242 (+6)
0.6% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.54% → 76.94% (-0.6%)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 471 | Existing positions reduced: 520
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$394M |
| 2 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$255M |
| 3 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$251M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$221M |
| 5 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$120M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$438M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$361M |
| 3 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
-$306M |
| 4 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
-$229M |
| 5 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$185M |
MA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
1,242 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mastercard (MA) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $83.3B — up 13% from $73.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 86 funds opened new MA positions and 69 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 471 added to existing stakes and 520 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $394M. The largest seller was Lone Pine Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $438M sold.
- 1,242 institutional investors held Mastercard (MA) as of Q3 2016, up from 1,236 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $83.3B of Mastercard stock for Q3 2016, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 86 funds opened new Mastercard positions in Q3 2016 and 69 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest Mastercard buyer in Q3 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $394M added.
- The largest Mastercard seller in Q3 2016 was Lone Pine Capital, an estimated $438M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.