Visa
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.
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: 221 → 264 (+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: 1,582 → 1,577 (-5)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 607 | Existing positions reduced: 688
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.31B |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$535M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$480M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$283M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$201M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$471M |
| 2 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
-$425M |
| 3 |
GE
General Electric
Evendale,
Ohio
|
-$397M |
| 4 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$390M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$310M |
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.