Visa
1,081 hedge funds and large institutions have $85B invested in Visa in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 106 funds opening new positions, 421 increasing their positions, 430 reducing their positions, and 65 closing their positions.
63% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 106 | Existing positions closed: 65
8.37% more ownership
Funds ownership: 338.28% → 346.66% (+8.4%)
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $79.9B → $85B (+$5.15B)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,051 → 1,081 (+30)
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 421 | Existing positions reduced: 430
10% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 134 → 120 (-14)
27% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $786M | Put options by funds: $1.07B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$981M |
| 2 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$700M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$438M |
| 4 |
CBOA
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Sydney, NSW,
Australia
|
+$302M |
| 5 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
+$192M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$337M |
| 2 |
SA
SPO Advisory
San Anselmo,
California
|
-$221M |
| 3 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$202M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$201M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$188M |
V Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
1,081 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Visa (V) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $85B — up 6.4% from $79.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 106 funds opened new V positions and 65 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 421 added to existing stakes and 430 trimmed.
The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $981M. The largest seller was Egerton Capital (UK), cutting an estimated $337M.
- 1,081 institutional investors held Visa (V) as of Q3 2013, up from 1,051 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $85B of Visa stock for Q3 2013, up 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 106 funds opened new Visa positions in Q3 2013 and 65 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
- The largest Visa buyer in Q3 2013 was State Street, an estimated $981M added.
- The largest Visa seller in Q3 2013 was Egerton Capital (UK), an estimated $337M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.