Mastercard
1,153 hedge funds and large institutions have $77.3B invested in Mastercard in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 83 funds opening new positions, 489 increasing their positions, 399 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.
60% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 83 | Existing positions closed: 52
23% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 489 | Existing positions reduced: 399
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,129 → 1,153 (+24)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 135 → 135 (0)
0.65% less ownership
Funds ownership: 78.29% → 77.63% (-0.65%)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $81.2B → $77.3B (-$3.89B)
29% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $691M | Put options by funds: $980M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$378M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$230M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$142M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$141M |
| 5 |
JIM
Jensen Investment Management
Lake Oswego,
Oregon
|
+$116M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tiger Global Management
New York
|
-$436M |
| 2 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$316M |
| 3 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
-$276M |
| 4 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$262M |
| 5 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$245M |
MA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
1,153 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mastercard (MA) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $77.3B — down 4.8% from $81.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 83 funds opened new MA positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 489 added to existing stakes and 399 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $378M. The largest seller was Tiger Global Management, cutting an estimated $436M.
- 1,153 institutional investors held Mastercard (MA) as of Q3 2015, up from 1,129 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $77.3B of Mastercard stock for Q3 2015, down 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 83 funds opened new Mastercard positions in Q3 2015 and 52 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
- The largest Mastercard buyer in Q3 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $378M added.
- The largest Mastercard seller in Q3 2015 was Tiger Global Management, an estimated $436M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.