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2,385 hedge funds and large institutions have $282B invested in Visa in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 121 funds opening new positions, 964 increasing their positions, 1,026 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

81% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 121 | Existing positions closed: 67

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $256B → $282B (+$26.6B)

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 528 → 571 (+43)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,358 → 2,385 (+27)

0.03% more ownership

Funds ownership: 93.73% → 93.76% (+0.03%)

0% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.64B | Put options by funds: $2.65B

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 964 | Existing positions reduced: 1,026

Holders
2,385
Holders Change
+27
Holders Change %
+1.15%
% of All Funds
51.79%
Holding in Top 10
571
Holding in Top 10 Change
+43
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+8.14%
% of All Funds
12.4%
New
121
Increased
964
Reduced
1,026
Closed
67
Calls
$2.64B
Puts
$2.65B
Net Calls
-$2.52M
Net Calls Change
-$306M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
+$2.6B
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$610M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$454M
4
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
+$306M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$265M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$801M
2
Viking Global Investors
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
-$440M
3
CWM
CIBC World Markets
New York
-$392M
4
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
-$234M
5
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$219M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Edgewood Management
26
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
$2.33B -$136M -832,198 -6%
Ameriprise
27
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.29B -$60.3M -368,507 -3%
Wells Fargo
28
Wells Fargo
California
$2.17B -$88M -537,340 -4%
American Century Companies
29
American Century Companies
Missouri
$2.08B -$28.7M -175,141 -1%
ClearBridge Investments
30
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$2.07B +$84M +513,014 +5%
Berkshire Hathaway
31
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
$1.83B – – –
Legal & General Group
32
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.8B +$1.67M +10,205 +0.1%
UBS Group
33
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.78B -$144M -881,313 -8%
UBS AM
34
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.7B -$79.9M -487,938 -5%
Polen Capital Management
35
Polen Capital Management
Florida
$1.66B +$68.9M +420,808 +5%
Deutsche Bank
36
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.57B +$30.5M +186,578 +2%
Janus Henderson Group
37
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$1.54B -$50.5M -308,478 -3%
Invesco
38
Invesco
Georgia
$1.52B +$219M +1,339,875 +18%
Royal Bank of Canada
39
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.48B +$47.7M +291,026 +4%
Franklin Resources
40
Franklin Resources
California
$1.36B -$5.05M -30,823 -0.4%
Charles Schwab
41
Charles Schwab
California
$1.3B +$21.4M +130,791 +2%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
42
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1.23B -$17.2M -105,300 -1%
Brown Advisory
43
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$1.2B -$32.7M -199,563 -3%
CWG
44
C WorldWide Group
Denmark
$1.17B -$139M -851,428 -11%
Arrowstreet Capital
45
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$1.17B +$610M +3,724,588 +124%
Allianz Asset Management
46
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.13B -$104M -632,901 -9%
Swiss National Bank
47
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.11B -$30.3M -185,200 -3%
PPA
48
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.1B +$12.8M +78,209 +1%
Fundsmith LLP
49
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$1.06B +$54.7M +334,127 +6%
Baillie Gifford & Co
50
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$1.04B +$2.08M +12,708 +0.2%
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V Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

2,385 of the 4,605 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Visa (V) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $282B — up 10% from $256B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 121 funds opened new V positions and 67 closed out — a net gain of 54 holders — while 964 added to existing stakes and 1,026 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Nuveen, adding an estimated $2.6B. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $801M.

  • 2,385 institutional investors held Visa (V) as of Q2 2019, up from 2,358 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $282B of Visa stock for Q2 2019, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 121 funds opened new Visa positions in Q2 2019 and 67 closed out, a net change of +54 holders.
  • The largest Visa buyer in Q2 2019 was Nuveen, an estimated $2.6B added.
  • The largest Visa seller in Q2 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $801M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.