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2,430 hedge funds and large institutions have $278B invested in Visa in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 120 funds opening new positions, 971 increasing their positions, 1,059 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

103% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 120 | Existing positions closed: 59

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,385 → 2,430 (+45)

0.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.76% → 93.75% (-0.02%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $282B → $278B (-$4.16B)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 971 | Existing positions reduced: 1,059

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 571 → 553 (-18)

14% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.23B | Put options by funds: $3.75B

Holders
2,430
Holders Change
+45
Holders Change %
+1.89%
% of All Funds
53.28%
Holding in Top 10
553
Holding in Top 10 Change
-18
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.15%
% of All Funds
12.12%
New
120
Increased
971
Reduced
1,059
Closed
59
Calls
$3.23B
Puts
$3.75B
Net Calls
-$516M
Net Calls Change
-$514M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$407M
2
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$404M
3
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$344M
4
Capital International Investors
Capital International Investors
California
+$327M
5
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
+$252M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$935M
2
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
-$488M
3
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$482M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$284M
5
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
-$238M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
26
Wells Fargo
California
$2.14B -$15.4M -86,321 -0.7%
Ameriprise
27
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.11B -$175M -984,463 -7%
ClearBridge Investments
28
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$2.09B +$46M +258,143 +2%
American Century Companies
29
American Century Companies
Missouri
$2.07B +$7.29M +40,906 +0.3%
UBS AM
30
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.89B +$211M +1,186,306 +12%
Berkshire Hathaway
31
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
$1.82B – – –
Legal & General Group
32
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.8B +$18.5M +103,630 +1%
Polen Capital Management
33
Polen Capital Management
Florida
$1.7B +$61.4M +344,623 +4%
UBS Group
34
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.69B -$74.5M -418,549 -4%
Deutsche Bank
35
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.5B -$58.4M -327,708 -4%
JP Morgan Chase
36
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.48B -$935M -5,248,819 -38%
Janus Henderson Group
37
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$1.47B -$68M -381,542 -4%
Royal Bank of Canada
38
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.47B +$1.57M +8,813 +0.1%
Franklin Resources
39
Franklin Resources
California
$1.35B +$4.48M +25,150 +0.3%
Charles Schwab
40
Charles Schwab
California
$1.31B +$20.5M +115,141 +2%
Invesco
41
Invesco
Georgia
$1.28B -$238M -1,336,447 -15%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
42
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1.24B +$18M +100,817 +1%
Brown Advisory
43
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$1.21B +$19.6M +110,314 +2%
Fundsmith LLP
44
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$1.11B +$57.4M +322,102 +5%
Swiss National Bank
45
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.1B -$540K -3,034 -0%
PPA
46
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.1B +$10.1M +56,801 +0.9%
California Public Employees Retirement System
47
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.08B +$140M +783,989 +14%
Arrowstreet Capital
48
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$1.08B -$79M -443,331 -7%
Allianz Asset Management
49
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.07B -$46M -258,168 -4%
CWG
50
C WorldWide Group
Denmark
$1.03B -$135M -757,612 -11%
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V Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

2,430 of the 4,561 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Visa (V) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $278B — down 1.5% from $282B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 120 funds opened new V positions and 59 closed out — a net gain of 61 holders — while 971 added to existing stakes and 1,059 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $407M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $935M.

  • 2,430 institutional investors held Visa (V) as of Q3 2019, up from 2,385 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $278B of Visa stock for Q3 2019, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 120 funds opened new Visa positions in Q3 2019 and 59 closed out, a net change of +61 holders.
  • The largest Visa buyer in Q3 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $407M added.
  • The largest Visa seller in Q3 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $935M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.