Mastercard
1,924 hedge funds and large institutions have $202B invested in Mastercard in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 128 funds opening new positions, 715 increasing their positions, 806 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.
129% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 128 | Existing positions closed: 56
12% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 282 → 315 (+33)
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $182B → $202B (+$20.6B)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,877 → 1,924 (+47)
0.24% less ownership
Funds ownership: 76.1% → 75.86% (-0.24%)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 715 | Existing positions reduced: 806
34% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.33B | Put options by funds: $2.03B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$2.21B |
| 2 |
Polen Capital Management
Boca Raton,
Florida
|
+$437M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$432M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$423M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$388M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Birmingham,
Alabama
|
-$421M |
| 2 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$280M |
| 3 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
-$227M |
| 4 |
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$218M |
| 5 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$203M |
MA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
1,924 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mastercard (MA) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $202B — up 11% from $182B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 128 funds opened new MA positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 72 holders — while 715 added to existing stakes and 806 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Nuveen, adding an estimated $2.21B. The largest seller was Vulcan Value Partners, cutting an estimated $421M.
- 1,924 institutional investors held Mastercard (MA) as of Q2 2019, up from 1,877 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $202B of Mastercard stock for Q2 2019, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 128 funds opened new Mastercard positions in Q2 2019 and 56 closed out, a net change of +72 holders.
- The largest Mastercard buyer in Q2 2019 was Nuveen, an estimated $2.21B added.
- The largest Mastercard seller in Q2 2019 was Vulcan Value Partners, an estimated $421M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.