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Norfolk Southern

909 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.7B invested in Norfolk Southern in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 319 increasing their positions, 349 reducing their positions, and 94 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $160M | Put options by funds: $137M

0.61% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.84%68.44% (+0.61%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1212 (0)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 319 | Existing positions reduced: 349

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 956909 (-47)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18B → $15.7B (-$2.32B)

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 94

Holders
909
Holders Change
-47
Holders Change %
-4.92%
% of All Funds
25.38%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.34%
New
53
Increased
319
Reduced
349
Closed
94
Calls
$160M
Puts
$137M
Net Calls
+$23M
Net Calls Change
+$3.22M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Capital Research Global Investors
1
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$2.02B -$42.6M -524,120 -2%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.43B -$1.89M -23,252 -0.1%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$900M -$20.6M -252,989 -2%
Capital World Investors
4
Capital World Investors
California
$701M +$50.4M +620,000 +7%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$611M -$4.52M -55,572 -0.7%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$525M +$21.6M +265,600 +4%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$468M -$58M -714,094 -10%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$393M -$355K -4,372 -0.1%
Lazard Asset Management
9
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$389M +$48.6M +597,864 +13%
CIA
10
ClearBridge Investments (Australia)
Australia
$372M +$82.8M +1,018,530 +40%
Capital International Investors
11
Capital International Investors
California
$315M +$60.5M +744,600 +22%
BFA
12
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$302M +$5.93M +72,950 +2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
13
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$259M +$3.54M +43,511 +1%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$226M -$14.5M -178,165 -6%
LCOV
15
London Company of Virginia
Virginia
$190M +$200M +2,457,007 +10,457%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$186M -$1.36M -16,762 -0.7%
Nordea Investment Management
17
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$180M +$11.9M +146,729 +7%
BG
18
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$171M +$2.75M +33,886 +2%
Deutsche Bank
19
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$166M -$9.6M -118,177 -5%
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$162M +$7.01M +86,253 +4%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
21
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$162M +$5.45M +67,075 +3%
JP Morgan Chase
22
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$140M -$22M -270,528 -13%
Morgan Stanley
23
Morgan Stanley
New York
$130M -$22.7M -279,415 -14%
UBS AM
24
UBS AM
Illinois
$117M -$6.24M -76,752 -5%
Fidelity Investments
25
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$116M +$11.8M +144,915 +11%

NSC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

909 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Norfolk Southern (NSC) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $15.7B — down 13% from $18B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 94 funds closed out of NSC and 53 opened new positions — a net loss of 41 holders — while 349 trimmed existing stakes and 319 added.

The largest buyer was London Company of Virginia, adding an estimated $200M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Investors US, cutting an estimated $88.3M.

  • 909 institutional investors held Norfolk Southern (NSC) as of Q3 2015, down from 956 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $15.7B of Norfolk Southern stock for Q3 2015, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new Norfolk Southern positions in Q3 2015 and 94 closed out, a net change of -41 holders.
  • The largest Norfolk Southern buyer in Q3 2015 was London Company of Virginia, an estimated $200M added.
  • The largest Norfolk Southern seller in Q3 2015 was Janus Henderson Investors US, an estimated $88.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.