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1,829 hedge funds and large institutions have $180B invested in Visa in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 131 funds opening new positions, 707 increasing their positions, 773 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

187% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.92B | Put options by funds: $1.37B

126% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 131 | Existing positions closed: 58

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $162B → $180B (+$18B)

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 281304 (+23)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,7721,829 (+57)

0.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.52%93.5% (-0.02%)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 707 | Existing positions reduced: 773

Holders
1,829
Holders Change
+57
Holders Change %
+3.22%
% of All Funds
45.59%
Holding in Top 10
304
Holding in Top 10 Change
+23
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+8.19%
% of All Funds
7.58%
New
131
Increased
707
Reduced
773
Closed
58
Calls
$3.92B
Puts
$1.37B
Net Calls
+$2.56B
Net Calls Change
+$101M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
26
Wells Fargo
California
$1.4B -$79.3M -782,287 -6%
Capital International Investors
27
Capital International Investors
California
$1.25B +$78.2M +771,482 +7%
MSE
28
MUFG Securities EMEA
United Kingdom
$1.24B
Berkshire Hathaway
29
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
$1.11B
American Century Companies
30
American Century Companies
Missouri
$1.09B -$58.6M -577,544 -5%
ClearBridge Investments
31
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$1.08B +$34.5M +340,326 +3%
Viking Global Investors
32
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
$1.08B +$239M +2,352,406 +30%
Janus Henderson Group
33
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$1.01B -$13.9M -136,724 -1%
JSP
34
Jackson Square Partners
California
$993M -$40.5M -398,912 -4%
Brown Advisory
35
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$970M -$200M -1,974,420 -18%
UBS AM
36
UBS AM
Illinois
$969M +$16.3M +160,408 +2%
Deutsche Bank
37
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$964M -$87.5M -862,868 -9%
Legal & General Group
38
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$959M +$22.4M +220,588 +2%
CWG
39
C WorldWide Group
Denmark
$956M +$19.4M +191,582 +2%
UBS Group
40
UBS Group
Switzerland
$932M +$128M +1,258,562 +17%
Polen Capital Management
41
Polen Capital Management
Florida
$847M -$242M -2,381,461 -23%
Artisan Partners
42
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$843M +$25.1M +247,718 +3%
Invesco
43
Invesco
Georgia
$839M +$8.9M +87,739 +1%
Capital Research Global Investors
44
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$839M -$347M -3,424,396 -30%
Franklin Resources
45
Franklin Resources
California
$812M +$1.72M +16,989 +0.2%
Winslow Capital Management
46
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
$809M -$53.7M -529,732 -6%
Swiss National Bank
47
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$796M +$3.35M +33,000 +0.4%
Primecap Management
48
Primecap Management
California
$774M -$28.1M -276,975 -4%
Allianz Asset Management
49
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$717M +$44.5M +438,387 +7%
Royal Bank of Canada
50
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$706M -$24.4M -240,188 -3%

V Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

1,829 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Visa (V) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $180B — up 11% from $162B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 131 funds opened new V positions and 58 closed out — a net gain of 73 holders — while 707 added to existing stakes and 773 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $439M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $548M.

  • 1,829 institutional investors held Visa (V) as of Q3 2017, up from 1,772 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $180B of Visa stock for Q3 2017, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 131 funds opened new Visa positions in Q3 2017 and 58 closed out, a net change of +73 holders.
  • The largest Visa buyer in Q3 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $439M added.
  • The largest Visa seller in Q3 2017 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $548M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.