Visa
1,152 hedge funds and large institutions have $101B invested in Visa in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 148 funds opening new positions, 403 increasing their positions, 466 reducing their positions, and 65 closing their positions.
128% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 148 | Existing positions closed: 65
23% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 120 → 147 (+27)
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $85B → $101B (+$15.6B)
9.62% more ownership
Funds ownership: 346.66% → 356.28% (+9.6%)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,081 → 1,152 (+71)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 403 | Existing positions reduced: 466
21% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.11B | Put options by funds: $1.4B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$383M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$376M |
| 3 |
MAM
Magellan Asset Management
Sydney,
Australia
|
+$247M |
| 4 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$245M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$202M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sands Capital Management
Arlington,
Virginia
|
-$268M |
| 2 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$238M |
| 3 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$130M |
| 4 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$127M |
| 5 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$127M |
V Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
1,152 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Visa (V) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $101B — up 18% from $85B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 148 funds opened new V positions and 65 closed out — a net gain of 83 holders — while 403 added to existing stakes and 466 trimmed.
The largest buyer was American Century Companies, adding an estimated $383M. The largest seller was Sands Capital Management, cutting an estimated $268M.
- 1,152 institutional investors held Visa (V) as of Q4 2013, up from 1,081 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $101B of Visa stock for Q4 2013, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 148 funds opened new Visa positions in Q4 2013 and 65 closed out, a net change of +83 holders.
- The largest Visa buyer in Q4 2013 was American Century Companies, an estimated $383M added.
- The largest Visa seller in Q4 2013 was Sands Capital Management, an estimated $268M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.