Visa
1,583 hedge funds and large institutions have $130B invested in Visa in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 117 funds opening new positions, 611 increasing their positions, 667 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.
141% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.31B | Put options by funds: $958M
105% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 117 | Existing positions closed: 57
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,540 → 1,583 (+43)
0.35% less ownership
Funds ownership: 92.11% → 91.76% (-0.35%)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $136B → $130B (-$5.19B)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 611 | Existing positions reduced: 667
4% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 230 → 221 (-9)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$168M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$129M |
| 3 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$118M |
| 4 |
CG
Carmignac Gestion
Paris,
France
|
+$111M |
| 5 |
HCM
Hitchwood Capital Management
New York
|
+$110M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$577M |
| 2 |
LPU
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$526M |
| 3 |
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$525M |
| 4 |
Sands Capital Management
Arlington,
Virginia
|
-$215M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$176M |
V Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
1,583 of the 3,756 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Visa (V) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $130B — down 3.8% from $136B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 117 funds opened new V positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 60 holders — while 611 added to existing stakes and 667 trimmed.
The largest buyer was D.E. Shaw & Co, adding an estimated $168M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $577M.
- 1,583 institutional investors held Visa (V) as of Q2 2016, up from 1,540 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $130B of Visa stock for Q2 2016, down 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 117 funds opened new Visa positions in Q2 2016 and 57 closed out, a net change of +60 holders.
- The largest Visa buyer in Q2 2016 was D.E. Shaw & Co, an estimated $168M added.
- The largest Visa seller in Q2 2016 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $577M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.