Visa
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.
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: 1,531 → 1,538 (+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: 241 → 230 (-11)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $144B → $134B (-$10.2B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
|
+$2.6B |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$259M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$229M |
| 4 |
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$204M |
| 5 |
FPP
Findlay Park Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$194M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$454M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$398M |
| 3 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$384M |
| 4 |
Sands Capital Management
Arlington,
Virginia
|
-$304M |
| 5 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$229M |
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.