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Norfolk Southern

1,248 hedge funds and large institutions have $36.6B invested in Norfolk Southern in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 114 funds opening new positions, 346 increasing their positions, 507 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

432% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.45B | Put options by funds: $462M

115% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 114 | Existing positions closed: 53

26% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3139 (+8)

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $31B → $36.6B (+$5.53B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,1961,248 (+52)

0.59% less ownership

Funds ownership: 73.03%72.44% (-0.59%)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 346 | Existing positions reduced: 507

Holders
1,248
Holders Change
+52
Holders Change %
+4.35%
% of All Funds
28.53%
Holding in Top 10
39
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25.81%
% of All Funds
0.89%
New
114
Increased
346
Reduced
507
Closed
53
Calls
$2.45B
Puts
$462M
Net Calls
+$1.99B
Net Calls Change
+$705M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$3.82B +$57.5M +336,725 +2%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$3.59B -$82M -479,920 -2%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$2.09B +$14.5M +84,632 +0.7%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.74B -$404M -2,367,105 -20%
Fidelity Investments
5
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.46B +$178M +1,043,444 +15%
Capital International Investors
6
Capital International Investors
California
$1.27B +$384M +2,249,296 +47%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.11B -$5.6M -32,791 -0.5%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$936M -$2.06M -12,036 -0.2%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$844M -$12.1M -71,040 -1%
TCI Fund Management
10
TCI Fund Management
United Kingdom
$677M +$209M +1,225,366 +48%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
11
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$576M -$9.35M -54,718 -2%
Geode Capital Management
12
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$566M +$21.6M +126,444 +4%
LCOV
13
London Company of Virginia
Virginia
$549M -$15.9M -93,173 -3%
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$529M +$200M +1,170,309 +66%
Capital World Investors
15
Capital World Investors
California
$508M -$586M -3,429,712 -55%
Norges Bank
16
Norges Bank
Norway
$482M -$3.05M -17,853 -0.7%
AllianceBernstein
17
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$436M -$157M -921,415 -28%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$417M -$4.53M -26,504 -1%
Lazard Asset Management
19
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$402M -$213M -1,248,391 -36%
SCP
20
Soroban Capital Partners
New York
$401M -$319M -1,867,838 -46%
Wellington Management Group
21
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$349M -$37.8M -221,232 -10%
Deutsche Bank
22
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$321M -$10.2M -59,608 -3%
Legal & General Group
23
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$280M +$2.35M +13,737 +0.9%
AIM
24
Artemis Investment Management
United Kingdom
$264M +$43.8M +256,367 +21%
PI
25
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$245M -$40.6M -237,591 -15%

NSC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

1,248 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Norfolk Southern (NSC) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $36.6B — up 18% from $31B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 114 funds opened new NSC positions and 53 closed out — a net gain of 61 holders — while 346 added to existing stakes and 507 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital International Investors, adding an estimated $384M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $586M.

  • 1,248 institutional investors held Norfolk Southern (NSC) as of Q3 2018, up from 1,196 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $36.6B of Norfolk Southern stock for Q3 2018, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 114 funds opened new Norfolk Southern positions in Q3 2018 and 53 closed out, a net change of +61 holders.
  • The largest Norfolk Southern buyer in Q3 2018 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $384M added.
  • The largest Norfolk Southern seller in Q3 2018 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $586M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.