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1,538 hedge funds and large institutions have $134B invested in Visa in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 109 funds opening new positions, 660 increasing their positions, 610 reducing their positions, and 86 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 109 | Existing positions closed: 86

1.18% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.79%93.96% (+1.2%)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 660 | Existing positions reduced: 610

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,5311,538 (+7)

0% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $559M | Put options by funds: $561M

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 241230 (-11)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $144B → $134B (-$10.2B)

Holders
1,538
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+0.46%
% of All Funds
40.97%
Holding in Top 10
230
Holding in Top 10 Change
-11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-4.56%
% of All Funds
6.13%
New
109
Increased
660
Reduced
610
Closed
86
Calls
$559M
Puts
$561M
Net Calls
-$1.68M
Net Calls Change
+$106M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wellington Management Group
26
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.03B -$56.3M -774,457 -5%
Brown Advisory
27
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$1.03B -$18.6M -255,877 -2%
American Century Companies
28
American Century Companies
Missouri
$1B -$63M -867,025 -6%
Winslow Capital Management
29
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
$1B -$229M -3,156,697 -19%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
30
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$945M +$57.7M +793,813 +7%
Edgewood Management
31
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
$885M +$45.4M +624,330 +6%
WRF
32
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$856M -$134M -1,844,301 -14%
Berkshire Hathaway
33
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
$783M +$25.7M +354,000 +4%
Allianz Asset Management
34
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$780M +$20.7M +284,809 +3%
ECU
35
Egerton Capital (UK)
United Kingdom
$760M +$204M +2,803,917 +39%
Deutsche Bank
36
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$740M -$134M -1,844,313 -16%
Capital Research Global Investors
37
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$692M +$109M +1,500,091 +20%
Goldman Sachs
38
Goldman Sachs
New York
$676M -$398M -5,474,744 -38%
UBS AM
39
UBS AM
Illinois
$658M -$2.22M -30,572 -0.4%
Legal & General Group
40
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$641M -$12.6M -173,595 -2%
CWG
41
C WorldWide Group
Denmark
$628M -$5.22M -71,850 -0.9%
Harris Associates
42
Harris Associates
Illinois
$624M -$165M -2,269,499 -22%
Franklin Resources
43
Franklin Resources
California
$612M +$32.2M +443,570 +6%
1832 Asset Management
44
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$589M -$5.15M -70,856 -2%
BIM
45
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$588M +$4.47M +61,528 +0.8%
Capital International Investors
46
Capital International Investors
California
$585M -$11.6M -159,732 -2%
LPC
47
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
$572M -$384M -5,283,907 -41%
BA
48
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$572M +$29.4M +404,063 +6%
EIP
49
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$559M -$18.9M -260,368 -3%
Polen Capital Management
50
Polen Capital Management
Florida
$554M +$58.1M +800,275 +12%

V Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

1,538 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Visa (V) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $134B — down 7.1% from $144B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 109 funds opened new V positions and 86 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 660 added to existing stakes and 610 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal London Asset Management, adding an estimated $2.6B. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $454M.

  • 1,538 institutional investors held Visa (V) as of Q1 2016, up from 1,531 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $134B of Visa stock for Q1 2016, down 7.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 109 funds opened new Visa positions in Q1 2016 and 86 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest Visa buyer in Q1 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $2.6B added.
  • The largest Visa seller in Q1 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $454M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.