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Norfolk Southern

1,014 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.6B invested in Norfolk Southern in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 68 funds opening new positions, 332 increasing their positions, 402 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

70% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $273M | Put options by funds: $160M

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 68 | Existing positions closed: 58

15% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2731 (+4)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.8B → $22.6B (+$1.8B)

0.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 65.07%65.55% (+0.48%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,0121,014 (+2)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 332 | Existing positions reduced: 402

Holders
1,014
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.2%
% of All Funds
29.42%
Holding in Top 10
31
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.81%
% of All Funds
0.9%
New
68
Increased
332
Reduced
402
Closed
58
Calls
$273M
Puts
$160M
Net Calls
+$113M
Net Calls Change
+$53.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HSBC Holdings
76
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$55M +$2.58M +24,333 +5%
Adage Capital Partners
77
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$52.5M -$159K -1,500 -0.3%
US Bancorp
78
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$52.4M +$549K +5,176 +1%
TA
79
Teachers Advisors
New York
$52.2M +$7.09M +66,878 +17%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
80
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$51M -$1.91M -18,050 -4%
SI
81
Sentry Investments
Ontario, Canada
$50.4M +$45.9K +433 +0.1%
WSTAM
82
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$50.3M -$2.76M -25,998 -5%
SC
83
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
$48.3M -$933K -8,800 -2%
U
84
UBS
Switzerland
$48M +$951K +8,969 +2%
TAM
85
Todd Asset Management
Kentucky
$47.3M -$2.14M -20,153 -5%
AQR Capital Management
86
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$46.3M +$24.5M +230,562 +125%
ARC
87
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$45.5M -$5.58M -52,650 -11%
MTB
88
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$44.9M -$771K -7,267 -2%
Comerica Bank
89
Comerica Bank
Texas
$42.5M -$3.11M -29,357 -7%
Lord, Abbett & Co
90
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$42.5M +$14.2M +133,600 +54%
Fifth Third Bancorp
91
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$42.4M -$531K -5,006 -1%
ELC
92
Edgar Lomax Company
Virginia
$42M +$1M +9,450 +3%
Principal Financial Group
93
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$41.6M +$866K +8,166 +2%
WG
94
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$39.8M +$5.99M +56,459 +19%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
95
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$39.6M -$5.35M -50,470 -12%
EARNEST Partners
96
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$38.8M -$316K -2,977 -0.8%
TRSOTSOK
97
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$38.3M -$13.9M -131,200 -28%
BJ
98
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$37.4M +$2.29M +21,627 +7%
JIC
99
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$36.9M -$967K -9,122 -3%
Schroder Investment Management Group
100
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$36.1M -$8.99M -84,749 -21%

NSC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

1,014 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Norfolk Southern (NSC) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $22.6B — up 8.7% from $20.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 68 funds opened new NSC positions and 58 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 332 added to existing stakes and 402 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $262M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $197M.

  • 1,014 institutional investors held Norfolk Southern (NSC) as of Q3 2014, up from 1,012 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $22.6B of Norfolk Southern stock for Q3 2014, up 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 68 funds opened new Norfolk Southern positions in Q3 2014 and 58 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Norfolk Southern buyer in Q3 2014 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $262M added.
  • The largest Norfolk Southern seller in Q3 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $197M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.