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Norfolk Southern

949 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.2B invested in Norfolk Southern in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 307 increasing their positions, 370 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

51% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 53

2.52% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66%68.52% (+2.5%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 929949 (+20)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.7B → $17.2B (+$546M)

11% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $118M | Put options by funds: $132M

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 307 | Existing positions reduced: 370

22% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 97 (-2)

Holders
949
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+2.15%
% of All Funds
25.32%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-22.22%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
80
Increased
307
Reduced
370
Closed
53
Calls
$118M
Puts
$132M
Net Calls
-$14.1M
Net Calls Change
-$53.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.73B +$40.7M +478,702 +2%
Capital Research Global Investors
2
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$1.03B -$416M -4,898,399 -29%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$992M -$18.5M -217,797 -2%
Capital World Investors
4
Capital World Investors
California
$868M -$40.7M -478,809 -4%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$696M -$8.17M -96,174 -1%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$586M +$11.9M +140,246 +2%
Lazard Asset Management
7
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$586M -$18.3M -215,615 -3%
Capital International Investors
8
Capital International Investors
California
$498M +$26.3M +309,700 +6%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$461M +$58.3M +686,261 +15%
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$409M -$2.75M -32,394 -0.7%
Fidelity Investments
11
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$332M +$136M +1,603,911 +70%
BFA
12
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$328M +$5.86M +68,904 +2%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$309M +$80.9M +951,665 +36%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
14
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$285M -$628K -7,384 -0.2%
LCOV
15
London Company of Virginia
Virginia
$274M +$16.9M +198,309 +7%
CIA
16
ClearBridge Investments (Australia)
Australia
$244M -$29.9M -351,294 -11%
Norges Bank
17
Norges Bank
Norway
$236M -$12M -141,374 -5%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
18
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$227M -$39.3M -462,815 -15%
Deutsche Bank
19
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$218M +$52.1M +612,616 +32%
BG
20
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$209M +$5.77M +67,916 +3%
Geode Capital Management
21
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$196M -$6.44M -75,821 -3%
JP Morgan Chase
22
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$173M +$6.99M +82,296 +4%
American Century Companies
23
American Century Companies
Missouri
$142M +$58.5M +687,976 +70%
BIM
24
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$141M +$10.5M +123,271 +8%
BA
25
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$138M -$2.8M -32,967 -2%

NSC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

949 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Norfolk Southern (NSC) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $17.2B — up 3.3% from $16.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 80 funds opened new NSC positions and 53 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 307 added to existing stakes and 370 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $136M. The largest seller was Royal London Asset Management, cutting an estimated $489M.

  • 949 institutional investors held Norfolk Southern (NSC) as of Q2 2016, up from 929 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $17.2B of Norfolk Southern stock for Q2 2016, up 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 80 funds opened new Norfolk Southern positions in Q2 2016 and 53 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
  • The largest Norfolk Southern buyer in Q2 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $136M added.
  • The largest Norfolk Southern seller in Q2 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $489M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.