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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
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.02B +$41.6M +392,336 +2%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.47B -$12.5M -117,676 -0.9%
BIT
3
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$929M -$295K -2,777 -0%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$863M -$2.56M -24,143 -0.3%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$668M -$81.3M -766,981 -11%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$603M +$171M +1,617,076 +43%
Northern Trust
7
Northern Trust
Illinois
$601M -$10.3M -96,864 -2%
Wellington Management Group
8
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$472M +$262M +2,465,810 +140%
Capital World Investors
9
Capital World Investors
California
$460M
BFA
10
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$453M +$25.8M +243,356 +6%
Allianz Asset Management
11
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$418M -$16.3M -153,763 -4%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$385M -$4.53M -42,730 -1%
JP Morgan Chase
13
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$371M +$3.97M +37,451 +1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
14
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$369M +$6.41M +60,399 +2%
Capital International Investors
15
Capital International Investors
California
$350M
Lazard Asset Management
16
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$326M -$14.2M -133,903 -4%
Boston Partners
17
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$285M +$7.32M +69,015 +3%
CIP
18
Cornerstone Investment Partners
Georgia
$279M -$32.2M -303,555 -11%
Geode Capital Management
19
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$257M -$1.75M -16,496 -0.7%
BG
20
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$255M +$4.66M +43,956 +2%
Capital Research Global Investors
21
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$249M
Nordea Investment Management
22
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$244M +$67.5M +636,222 +41%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$241M -$178M -1,677,494 -44%
Morgan Stanley
24
Morgan Stanley
New York
$237M -$19.8M -186,794 -8%
Deutsche Bank
25
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$234M -$28.8M -271,777 -11%

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.