Visa
1,664 hedge funds and large institutions have $137B invested in Visa in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 207 funds opening new positions, 637 increasing their positions, 644 reducing their positions, and 98 closing their positions.
133% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.41B | Put options by funds: $1.03B
111% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 207 | Existing positions closed: 98
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,578 → 1,664 (+86)
1.64% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.65% → 94.29% (+1.6%)
1% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 637 | Existing positions reduced: 644
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $144B → $137B (-$7.97B)
10% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 265 → 239 (-26)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MSE
MUFG Securities EMEA
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$884M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$450M |
| 3 |
CWM
CIBC World Markets
New York
|
+$420M |
| 4 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$343M |
| 5 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$339M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.05B |
| 2 |
LPU
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$490M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$458M |
| 4 |
CBOA
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Sydney, NSW,
Australia
|
-$328M |
| 5 |
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
|
-$324M |
V Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
1,664 of the 4,008 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Visa (V) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $137B — down 5.5% from $144B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 207 funds opened new V positions and 98 closed out — a net gain of 109 holders — while 637 added to existing stakes and 644 trimmed.
The largest buyer was MUFG Securities EMEA, opening a new position worth an estimated $884M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $1.05B.
- 1,664 institutional investors held Visa (V) as of Q4 2016, up from 1,578 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $137B of Visa stock for Q4 2016, down 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 207 funds opened new Visa positions in Q4 2016 and 98 closed out, a net change of +109 holders.
- The largest Visa buyer in Q4 2016 was MUFG Securities EMEA, an estimated $884M added.
- The largest Visa seller in Q4 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $1.05B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.