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1,274 hedge funds and large institutions have $119B invested in Visa in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 195 funds opening new positions, 418 increasing their positions, 508 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

261% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 195 | Existing positions closed: 54

49% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 117 → 174 (+57)

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $96B → $119B (+$23.5B)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,149 → 1,274 (+125)

6.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 364.23% → 370.37% (+6.1%)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 418 | Existing positions reduced: 508

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $892M | Put options by funds: $1.52B

Holders
1,274
Holders Change
+125
Holders Change %
+10.88%
% of All Funds
33.96%
Holding in Top 10
174
Holding in Top 10 Change
+57
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+48.72%
% of All Funds
4.64%
New
195
Increased
418
Reduced
508
Closed
54
Calls
$892M
Puts
$1.52B
Net Calls
-$626M
Net Calls Change
-$281M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$944M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$537M
3
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
+$427M
4
CG
Carmignac Gestion
France
+$407M
5
LPU
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
United Kingdom
+$258M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Viking Global Investors
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
-$510M
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$464M
3
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
-$247M
4
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
-$141M
5
SA
SPO Advisory
California
-$137M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NAM
1151
Nichols Asset Management
Massachusetts
$210K +$193K +3,200 New
SIC
1152
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$210K +$193K +3,200 New
SRAM
1153
Stone Ridge Asset Management
New York
$210K +$193K +3,200 New
YMRC
1154
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$210K +$193K +3,200 New
WA
1155
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$209K -$19K -316 -9%
LSV Asset Management
1156
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$209K – – –
TCOV
1157
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$207K +$7.22K +120 +4%
BC
1158
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$206K -$569K -9,452 -75%
MPIA
1159
Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers
Idaho
$206K +$189K +3,140 New
AWCI
1160
Alpine Woods Capital Investors
New York
$205K +$188K +3,120 New
ERIM
1161
Eagle Ridge Investment Management
Connecticut
$205K +$188K +3,120 New
1SB
1162
1ST Source Bank
Indiana
$203K +$186K +3,092 New
CCM
1163
CWH Capital Management
Washington
$203K +$187K +3,100 New
PLFAM
1164
Pineno Levin & Ford Asset Management
Virginia
$203K +$187K +3,100 New
RCM
1165
RNC Capital Management
California
$202K -$48.2K -800 -21%
BA
1166
Birinyi Associates
Connecticut
$202K +$186K +3,088 New
UBWV
1167
United Bank (West Virginia)
West Virginia
$200K +$184K +3,060 New
BEAM
1168
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$197K – – –
HCM
1169
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$197K – – –
FM
1170
Forward Management
California
$182K – – –
TC
1171
TradeLink Capital
Illinois
$178K +$164K +2,720 New
BRWM
1172
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$177K +$22.9K +380 +16%
BCM
1173
Blume Capital Management
California
$170K +$48.2K +800 +44%
HCP
1174
Holt Capital Partners
Texas
$170K +$157K +2,600 New
TDC
1175
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$168K +$122K +2,024 +375%
45 46
47
48 49

V Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

1,274 of the 3,751 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Visa (V) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $119B — up 24% from $96B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 195 funds opened new V positions and 54 closed out — a net gain of 141 holders — while 418 added to existing stakes and 508 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $944M. The largest seller was Viking Global Investors, cutting an estimated $510M.

  • 1,274 institutional investors held Visa (V) as of Q4 2014, up from 1,149 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $119B of Visa stock for Q4 2014, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 195 funds opened new Visa positions in Q4 2014 and 54 closed out, a net change of +141 holders.
  • The largest Visa buyer in Q4 2014 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $944M added.
  • The largest Visa seller in Q4 2014 was Viking Global Investors, an estimated $510M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.