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Norfolk Southern

1,165 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.3B invested in Norfolk Southern in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 108 funds opening new positions, 305 increasing their positions, 494 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

715% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.72B | Put options by funds: $211M

37% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 108 | Existing positions closed: 79

1.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.07%73.67% (+1.6%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,1491,165 (+16)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2323 (0)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29.9B → $28.3B (-$1.57B)

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 305 | Existing positions reduced: 494

Holders
1,165
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+1.39%
% of All Funds
26.7%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.53%
New
108
Increased
305
Reduced
494
Closed
79
Calls
$1.72B
Puts
$211M
Net Calls
+$1.51B
Net Calls Change
-$667M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$2.89B +$47.3M +329,245 +2%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.85B +$15.8M +109,844 +0.5%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.6B -$98.2M -683,058 -5%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.49B +$281M +1,953,978 +22%
Capital World Investors
5
Capital World Investors
California
$1B -$131M -911,000 -11%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$886M -$65.3M -454,053 -7%
Fidelity Investments
7
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$880M -$302M -2,097,007 -24%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$807M +$98.7M +686,014 +13%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$663M -$23.4M -163,030 -3%
Capital International Investors
10
Capital International Investors
California
$648M +$9.89M +68,800 +1%
AllianceBernstein
11
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$593M -$53.1M -369,556 -8%
Lazard Asset Management
12
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$575M -$104M -720,296 -15%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
13
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$442M -$18.9M -131,510 -4%
LCOV
14
London Company of Virginia
Virginia
$438M -$41.7M -289,860 -8%
Geode Capital Management
15
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$400M +$19.4M +134,676 +5%
SCP
16
Soroban Capital Partners
New York
$391M +$415M +2,883,187 New
Norges Bank
17
Norges Bank
Norway
$362M +$2.31M +16,038 +0.6%
PI
18
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$323M -$88.3M -614,245 -21%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$323M -$13.4M -93,444 -4%
Deutsche Bank
20
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$288M +$56.3M +391,661 +23%
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$254M -$2.48M -17,230 -0.9%
Wellington Management Group
22
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$219M +$99.3M +690,455 +75%
Legal & General Group
23
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$212M -$9.51M -66,094 -4%
AQR Capital Management
24
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$207M +$15.7M +109,357 +8%
Prudential Financial
25
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$206M -$11.4M -79,266 -5%

NSC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

1,165 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Norfolk Southern (NSC) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $28.3B — down 5.2% from $29.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 108 funds opened new NSC positions and 79 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 305 added to existing stakes and 494 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Soroban Capital Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $415M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $302M.

  • 1,165 institutional investors held Norfolk Southern (NSC) as of Q1 2018, up from 1,149 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $28.3B of Norfolk Southern stock for Q1 2018, down 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 108 funds opened new Norfolk Southern positions in Q1 2018 and 79 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
  • The largest Norfolk Southern buyer in Q1 2018 was Soroban Capital Partners, an estimated $415M added.
  • The largest Norfolk Southern seller in Q1 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $302M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.