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1,577 hedge funds and large institutions have $143B invested in Visa in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 96 funds opening new positions, 607 increasing their positions, 688 reducing their positions, and 83 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

179% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.26B | Put options by funds: $811M

19% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 221264 (+43)

16% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 96 | Existing positions closed: 83

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $130B → $143B (+$12.7B)

0.64% more ownership

Funds ownership: 91.99%92.62% (+0.64%)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,5821,577 (-5)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 607 | Existing positions reduced: 688

Holders
1,577
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-0.32%
% of All Funds
42.06%
Holding in Top 10
264
Holding in Top 10 Change
+43
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+19.46%
% of All Funds
7.04%
New
96
Increased
607
Reduced
688
Closed
83
Calls
$2.26B
Puts
$811M
Net Calls
+$1.45B
Net Calls Change
+$321M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PPA
51
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$509M -$11.4M -141,881 -2%
D.E. Shaw & Co
52
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$503M +$126M +1,575,193 +35%
Royal Bank of Canada
53
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$500M +$14M +174,653 +3%
Primecap Management
54
Primecap Management
California
$499M -$67.8M -847,000 -12%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
55
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$498M -$5.96M -74,412 -1%
1832 Asset Management
56
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$492M +$115M +1,436,435 +32%
Artisan Partners
57
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$489M +$24.7M +308,669 +6%
ClearBridge Investments
58
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$489M +$22M +274,251 +5%
BA
59
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$483M -$94.9M -1,185,389 -17%
EVM
60
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$480M +$10.2M +127,354 +2%
AAM
61
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$474M -$25.5M -318,842 -5%
Swiss National Bank
62
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$471M -$8.21M -102,600 -2%
Lazard Asset Management
63
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$464M -$16.1M -200,691 -3%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
64
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$462M -$40K -500 -0%
CS
65
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$455M -$11.4M -142,244 -3%
Swedbank
66
Swedbank
Sweden
$455M -$13M -162,674 -3%
PI
67
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$450M -$52.8K -659 -0%
CG
68
Carmignac Gestion
France
$447M -$225M -2,814,272 -34%
UBS Group
69
UBS Group
Switzerland
$446M +$201M +2,510,469 +87%
Charles Schwab
70
Charles Schwab
California
$436M +$4.52M +56,466 +1%
TD Asset Management
71
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$425M -$4.4M -54,897 -1%
Fundsmith LLP
72
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$409M +$34.2M +427,457 +9%
EA
73
Emerald Acquisition
Washington
$399M -$57.4M -716,356 -13%
VVP
74
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$394M -$16.5M -206,426 -4%
TA
75
Teachers Advisors
New York
$394M +$7M +87,465 +2%

V Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

1,577 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Visa (V) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $143B — up 9.7% from $130B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 96 funds opened new V positions and 83 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 607 added to existing stakes and 688 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $1.31B. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $471M.

  • 1,577 institutional investors held Visa (V) as of Q3 2016, down from 1,582 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $143B of Visa stock for Q3 2016, up 9.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 96 funds opened new Visa positions in Q3 2016 and 83 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Visa buyer in Q3 2016 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $1.31B added.
  • The largest Visa seller in Q3 2016 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $471M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.