Mastercard
993 hedge funds and large institutions have $65.3B invested in Mastercard in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 109 funds opening new positions, 342 increasing their positions, 418 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.
63% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 109 | Existing positions closed: 67
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 963 → 993 (+30)
1.81% less ownership
Funds ownership: 78.37% → 76.56% (-1.8%)
18% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 342 | Existing positions reduced: 418
34% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 130 → 86 (-44)
37% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $973M | Put options by funds: $1.55B
41% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $3.67B | Capital outflows: $6.17B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
+$400M |
| 2 |
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$284M |
| 3 |
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$153M |
| 4 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$144M |
| 5 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$111M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$1.08B |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$325M |
| 3 |
TP
Tesuji Partners
Fort Lee,
New Jersey
|
-$237M |
| 4 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$220M |
| 5 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
-$208M |
MA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
993 of the 3,475 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mastercard (MA) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $65.3B — down 14% from $75.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 109 funds opened new MA positions and 67 closed out — a net gain of 42 holders — while 342 added to existing stakes and 418 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Thornburg Investment Management, adding an estimated $400M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $1.08B.
- 993 institutional investors held Mastercard (MA) as of Q1 2014, up from 963 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $65.3B of Mastercard stock for Q1 2014, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 109 funds opened new Mastercard positions in Q1 2014 and 67 closed out, a net change of +42 holders.
- The largest Mastercard buyer in Q1 2014 was Thornburg Investment Management, an estimated $400M added.
- The largest Mastercard seller in Q1 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $1.08B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.