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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 221264 (+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: 1,5821,577 (-5)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 607 | Existing positions reduced: 688

Holders
1,577
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-0.32%
% of All Funds
42.06%
Holding in Top 10
264
Holding in Top 10 Change
+43
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+19.46%
% of All Funds
7.04%
New
96
Increased
607
Reduced
688
Closed
83
Calls
$2.26B
Puts
$811M
Net Calls
+$1.45B
Net Calls Change
+$321M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$9.89B +$126M +1,577,920 +1%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$8.6B -$144M -1,793,302 -2%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$6.67B +$480M +5,999,317 +8%
T. Rowe Price Associates
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$6.25B +$10.3M +128,609 +0.2%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$4.23B +$19.2M +239,481 +0.5%
Massachusetts Financial Services
6
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$3.74B -$69.3M -865,640 -2%
Sands Capital Management
7
Sands Capital Management
Virginia
$2.88B -$199M -2,487,447 -7%
Capital World Investors
8
Capital World Investors
California
$2.74B -$471M -5,882,781 -15%
Wellington Management Group
9
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$2.47B +$1.31B +16,318,431 +120%
JP Morgan Chase
10
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.44B +$84M +1,049,427 +4%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.43B -$257M -3,215,269 -10%
Jennison Associates
12
Jennison Associates
New York
$2.31B -$42.8M -534,621 -2%
BFA
13
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$2.27B +$77.5M +967,565 +4%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.75B -$44.3M -553,466 -3%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.72B -$87.4M -1,092,270 -5%
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.63B -$27.9M -348,927 -2%
Norges Bank
17
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.61B +$94.6M +1,181,621 +6%
Ameriprise
18
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.6B -$310M -3,869,849 -17%
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$1.47B -$97.8M -1,221,269 -6%
AllianceBernstein
20
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.43B +$283M +3,537,398 +26%
Geode Capital Management
21
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.42B +$53.2M +664,377 +4%
MAM
22
Magellan Asset Management
Australia
$1.38B +$32M +399,775 +2%
BG
23
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.28B -$163M -2,033,932 -12%
Fisher Asset Management
24
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$1.22B -$4.72M -58,965 -0.4%
Goldman Sachs
25
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.18B +$535M +6,683,345 +89%

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.