Visa
1,149 hedge funds and large institutions have $96B invested in Visa in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 448 increasing their positions, 481 reducing their positions, and 60 closing their positions.
8% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 108 → 117 (+9)
2.01% more ownership
Funds ownership: 362.22% → 364.23% (+2%)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $95.2B → $96B (+$793M)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,160 → 1,149 (-11)
2% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 60
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 448 | Existing positions reduced: 481
31% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $776M | Put options by funds: $1.12B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$700M |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$183M |
| 3 |
SA
SPO Advisory
San Anselmo,
California
|
+$161M |
| 4 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$141M |
| 5 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$127M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$816M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$397M |
| 3 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$255M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$219M |
| 5 |
MSE
MUFG Securities EMEA
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$156M |
V Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
1,149 of the 3,448 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Visa (V) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $96B — up 0.83% from $95.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 60 funds closed out of V and 59 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 481 trimmed existing stakes and 448 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $700M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $816M.
- 1,149 institutional investors held Visa (V) as of Q3 2014, down from 1,160 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $96B of Visa stock for Q3 2014, up 0.83% quarter-over-quarter.
- 59 funds opened new Visa positions in Q3 2014 and 60 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Visa buyer in Q3 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $700M added.
- The largest Visa seller in Q3 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $816M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.