Visa
1,581 hedge funds and large institutions have $130B invested in Visa in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 118 funds opening new positions, 610 increasing their positions, 666 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.
118% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.08B | Put options by funds: $958M
107% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 118 | Existing positions closed: 57
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,537 → 1,581 (+44)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $134B → $130B (-$4.1B)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 610 | Existing positions reduced: 666
1.98% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.96% → 91.99% (-2%)
4% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 230 → 221 (-9)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
+$347M |
| 2 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$168M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$129M |
| 4 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$118M |
| 5 |
CG
Carmignac Gestion
Paris,
France
|
+$111M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
|
-$2.8B |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$577M |
| 3 |
LPU
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$526M |
| 4 |
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$525M |
| 5 |
Sands Capital Management
Arlington,
Virginia
|
-$215M |
V Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
1,581 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Visa (V) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $130B — down 3.1% from $134B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 118 funds opened new V positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 61 holders — while 610 added to existing stakes and 666 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Macquarie Group, adding an estimated $347M. The largest seller was Royal London Asset Management, cutting an estimated $2.8B.
- 1,581 institutional investors held Visa (V) as of Q2 2016, up from 1,537 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $130B of Visa stock for Q2 2016, down 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 118 funds opened new Visa positions in Q2 2016 and 57 closed out, a net change of +61 holders.
- The largest Visa buyer in Q2 2016 was Macquarie Group, an estimated $347M added.
- The largest Visa seller in Q2 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $2.8B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.