Mastercard
1,216 hedge funds and large institutions have $83.1B invested in Mastercard in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 129 funds opening new positions, 493 increasing their positions, 432 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.
135% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 129 | Existing positions closed: 55
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 493 | Existing positions reduced: 432
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $77.6B → $83.1B (+$5.55B)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,154 → 1,216 (+62)
0.16% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.63% → 77.48% (-0.16%)
6% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 135 → 127 (-8)
22% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $820M | Put options by funds: $1.05B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$308M |
| 2 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$308M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$259M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$191M |
| 5 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$88.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$516M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$393M |
| 3 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$215M |
| 4 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$175M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$151M |
MA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
1,216 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mastercard (MA) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $83.1B — up 7.2% from $77.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 129 funds opened new MA positions and 55 closed out — a net gain of 74 holders — while 493 added to existing stakes and 432 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $308M. The largest seller was Viking Global Investors, cutting an estimated $516M.
- 1,216 institutional investors held Mastercard (MA) as of Q4 2015, up from 1,154 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $83.1B of Mastercard stock for Q4 2015, up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 129 funds opened new Mastercard positions in Q4 2015 and 55 closed out, a net change of +74 holders.
- The largest Mastercard buyer in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $308M added.
- The largest Mastercard seller in Q4 2015 was Viking Global Investors, an estimated $516M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.