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Norfolk Southern

1,292 hedge funds and large institutions have $34B invested in Norfolk Southern in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 83 funds opening new positions, 417 increasing their positions, 510 reducing their positions, and 116 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

15% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $302M | Put options by funds: $263M

0.86% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.81%71.95% (-0.86%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,3361,292 (-44)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $38.5B → $34B (-$4.43B)

16% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3832 (-6)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 417 | Existing positions reduced: 510

28% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 83 | Existing positions closed: 116

Holders
1,292
Holders Change
-44
Holders Change %
-3.29%
% of All Funds
28.33%
Holding in Top 10
32
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15.79%
% of All Funds
0.7%
New
83
Increased
417
Reduced
510
Closed
116
Calls
$302M
Puts
$263M
Net Calls
+$39.1M
Net Calls Change
-$50.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Charles Schwab
26
Charles Schwab
California
$216M +$7.61M +41,344 +4%
Morgan Stanley
27
Morgan Stanley
New York
$200M +$63.3M +343,847 +45%
UBS AM
28
UBS AM
Illinois
$195M +$613K +3,331 +0.3%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
29
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$185M -$1.15M -6,269 -0.6%
PCM
30
Palestra Capital Management
New York
$167M +$23.8M +129,115 +16%
Swiss National Bank
31
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$158M +$1.19M +6,478 +0.7%
Citadel Advisors
32
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$155M -$97.4M -529,464 -38%
Ninety One (UK)
33
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$153M -$51.2M -278,423 -25%
PPA
34
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$144M -$3.83M -20,813 -3%
Cohen & Steers
35
Cohen & Steers
New York
$140M +$7.31M +39,744 +5%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
36
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$130M -$10.9M -59,111 -8%
Fidelity International
37
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$124M -$96.7M -525,871 -43%
Franklin Resources
38
Franklin Resources
California
$121M +$73.3M +398,509 +146%
AAMU
39
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$120M +$32.2M +175,061 +36%
American Century Companies
40
American Century Companies
Missouri
$119M +$18.3M +99,703 +18%
Swedbank
41
Swedbank
Sweden
$118M +$143K +776 +0.1%
PNC Financial Services Group
42
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$116M -$102M -553,225 -46%
VOYA Investment Management
43
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$115M -$3.95M -21,455 -3%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
44
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$113M +$1.47M +8,000 +1%
UBS Group
45
UBS Group
Switzerland
$111M +$11.6M +62,815 +11%
California Public Employees Retirement System
46
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$109M +$23.3M +126,883 +26%
Nordea Investment Management
47
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$108M -$455K -2,474 -0.4%
T. Rowe Price Associates
48
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$107M -$58.1M -315,792 -35%
Balyasny Asset Management
49
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$107M +$7.71M +41,918 +8%
CFC
50
Cincinnati Financial Corp
Ohio
$106M

NSC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

1,292 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Norfolk Southern (NSC) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $34B — down 12% from $38.5B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 116 funds closed out of NSC and 83 opened new positions — a net loss of 33 holders — while 510 trimmed existing stakes and 417 added.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $563M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $1.09B.

  • 1,292 institutional investors held Norfolk Southern (NSC) as of Q3 2019, down from 1,336 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $34B of Norfolk Southern stock for Q3 2019, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 83 funds opened new Norfolk Southern positions in Q3 2019 and 116 closed out, a net change of -33 holders.
  • The largest Norfolk Southern buyer in Q3 2019 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $563M added.
  • The largest Norfolk Southern seller in Q3 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $1.09B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.