Mastercard
2,450 hedge funds and large institutions have $255B invested in Mastercard in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 120 funds opening new positions, 1,084 increasing their positions, 871 reducing their positions, and 126 closing their positions.
24% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,084 | Existing positions reduced: 871
0.43% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.33% → 74.89% (-0.43%)
2% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.21B | Put options by funds: $5.31B
5% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 120 | Existing positions closed: 126
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 2,489 → 2,450 (-39)
7% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 259 → 241 (-18)
16% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $11.4B | Capital outflows: $13.5B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlueSpruce Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$630M |
| 2 |
Polen Capital Management
Boca Raton,
Florida
|
+$540M |
| 3 |
Melvin Capital Management
New York
|
+$473M |
| 4 |
GQG Partners
Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida
|
+$327M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$321M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.56B |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$1.52B |
| 3 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.22B |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$659M |
| 5 |
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$659M |
MA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review
2,450 of the 5,731 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mastercard (MA) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $255B — down 5.6% from $270B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 126 funds closed out of MA and 120 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 871 trimmed existing stakes and 1,084 added.
The largest buyer was BlueSpruce Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $630M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $1.56B.
- 2,450 institutional investors held Mastercard (MA) as of Q3 2021, down from 2,489 in Q2 2021.
- Funds reported $255B of Mastercard stock for Q3 2021, down 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 120 funds opened new Mastercard positions in Q3 2021 and 126 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest Mastercard buyer in Q3 2021 was BlueSpruce Investments, an estimated $630M added.
- The largest Mastercard seller in Q3 2021 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $1.56B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.