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1,081 hedge funds and large institutions have $85B invested in Visa in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 106 funds opening new positions, 421 increasing their positions, 430 reducing their positions, and 65 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 106 | Existing positions closed: 65

8.37% more ownership

Funds ownership: 338.28%346.66% (+8.4%)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $79.9B → $85B (+$5.15B)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,0511,081 (+30)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 421 | Existing positions reduced: 430

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 134120 (-14)

27% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $786M | Put options by funds: $1.07B

Holders
1,081
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+2.85%
% of All Funds
35.05%
Holding in Top 10
120
Holding in Top 10 Change
-14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10.45%
% of All Funds
3.89%
New
106
Increased
421
Reduced
430
Closed
65
Calls
$786M
Puts
$1.07B
Net Calls
-$288M
Net Calls Change
-$228M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
26
Wells Fargo
California
$713M -$83.8M -1,813,264 -11%
Capital World Investors
27
Capital World Investors
California
$710M
Geode Capital Management
28
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$700M +$31M +670,728 +5%
AllianceBernstein
29
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$681M +$18.3M +395,936 +3%
CBOA
30
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$675M +$302M +6,541,444 +87%
Fisher Asset Management
31
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$659M +$1.83M +39,620 +0.3%
Wellington Management Group
32
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$597M -$18.1M -390,796 -3%
Allianz Asset Management
33
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$594M +$47.4M +1,026,800 +9%
UBS AM
34
UBS AM
Illinois
$586M -$202M -4,364,704 -26%
RFC
35
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$570M +$14.2M +306,920 +3%
Nomura Holdings
36
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$504M +$150M +3,249,828 +44%
Lazard Asset Management
37
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$485M -$12.8M -278,028 -3%
SA
38
SPO Advisory
California
$480M -$221M -4,781,200 -32%
MCM
39
Marsico Capital Management
Colorado
$478M -$90.4M -1,957,128 -16%
Edgewood Management
40
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
$463M -$1.43M -30,936 -0.3%
Viking Global Investors
41
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
$452M -$9.02M -195,188 -2%
DSA
42
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$439M +$588K +12,732 +0.1%
MAM
43
Magellan Asset Management
Australia
$431M +$17.1M +370,452 +4%
MAA
44
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$426M -$17.6M -381,636 -4%
WRF
45
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$423M -$60.2M -1,303,556 -13%
Legal & General Group
46
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$419M -$7.01M -151,808 -2%
DCM
47
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
$415M -$10.4M -224,000 -3%
Bank of America
48
Bank of America
North Carolina
$411M +$14M +302,844 +4%
Franklin Resources
49
Franklin Resources
California
$397M -$16.3M -353,696 -4%
First Eagle Investment Management
50
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$393M +$192M +4,160,324 +102%

V Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

1,081 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Visa (V) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $85B — up 6.4% from $79.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 106 funds opened new V positions and 65 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 421 added to existing stakes and 430 trimmed.

The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $981M. The largest seller was Egerton Capital (UK), cutting an estimated $337M.

  • 1,081 institutional investors held Visa (V) as of Q3 2013, up from 1,051 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $85B of Visa stock for Q3 2013, up 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 106 funds opened new Visa positions in Q3 2013 and 65 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
  • The largest Visa buyer in Q3 2013 was State Street, an estimated $981M added.
  • The largest Visa seller in Q3 2013 was Egerton Capital (UK), an estimated $337M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.