Mastercard
2,148 hedge funds and large institutions have $226B invested in Mastercard in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 277 funds opening new positions, 744 increasing their positions, 865 reducing their positions, and 75 closing their positions.
269% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 277 | Existing positions closed: 75
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $205B → $226B (+$20.7B)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,971 → 2,148 (+177)
7% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 300 → 321 (+21)
0.47% more ownership
Funds ownership: 75.31% → 75.78% (+0.47%)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 744 | Existing positions reduced: 865
27% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.17B | Put options by funds: $2.97B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Swedbank
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$459M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$316M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$239M |
| 4 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$220M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$218M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$337M |
| 2 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
|
-$305M |
| 3 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
-$274M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$242M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$191M |
MA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
2,148 of the 5,092 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mastercard (MA) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $226B — up 10% from $205B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 277 funds opened new MA positions and 75 closed out — a net gain of 202 holders — while 744 added to existing stakes and 865 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Swedbank, adding an estimated $459M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $337M.
- 2,148 institutional investors held Mastercard (MA) as of Q4 2019, up from 1,971 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $226B of Mastercard stock for Q4 2019, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 277 funds opened new Mastercard positions in Q4 2019 and 75 closed out, a net change of +202 holders.
- The largest Mastercard buyer in Q4 2019 was Swedbank, an estimated $459M added.
- The largest Mastercard seller in Q4 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $337M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.