Visa
1,161 hedge funds and large institutions have $95.3B invested in Visa in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 89 funds opening new positions, 463 increasing their positions, 465 reducing their positions, and 92 closing their positions.
0.4% less ownership
Funds ownership: 90.98% → 90.58% (-0.4%)
0% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 463 | Existing positions reduced: 465
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,172 → 1,161 (-11)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $98.1B → $95.3B (-$2.8B)
3% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 89 | Existing positions closed: 92
19% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 134 → 108 (-26)
24% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $801M | Put options by funds: $1.06B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$780M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$619M |
| 3 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$552M |
| 4 |
AAM
Aberdeen Asset Management
Aberdeen,
United Kingdom
|
+$458M |
| 5 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$236M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.2B |
| 2 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$934M |
| 3 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
-$812M |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$423M |
| 5 |
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$292M |
V Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
1,161 of the 3,491 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Visa (V) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $95.3B — down 2.9% from $98.1B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 92 funds closed out of V and 89 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 465 trimmed existing stakes and 463 added.
The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $780M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $1.2B.
- 1,161 institutional investors held Visa (V) as of Q2 2014, down from 1,172 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $95.3B of Visa stock for Q2 2014, down 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 89 funds opened new Visa positions in Q2 2014 and 92 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Visa buyer in Q2 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $780M added.
- The largest Visa seller in Q2 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $1.2B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.