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2,358 hedge funds and large institutions have $256B invested in Visa in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 174 funds opening new positions, 972 increasing their positions, 947 reducing their positions, and 81 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

115% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 174 | Existing positions closed: 81

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $213B → $256B (+$42.4B)

15% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.27B | Put options by funds: $1.96B

9% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 486 → 528 (+42)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,290 → 2,358 (+68)

1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.73% → 93.73% (+1%)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 972 | Existing positions reduced: 947

Holders
2,358
Holders Change
+68
Holders Change %
+2.97%
% of All Funds
51.03%
Holding in Top 10
528
Holding in Top 10 Change
+42
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+8.64%
% of All Funds
11.43%
New
174
Increased
972
Reduced
947
Closed
81
Calls
$2.27B
Puts
$1.96B
Net Calls
+$303M
Net Calls Change
-$363M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.61B
2
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$660M
3
Capital International Investors
Capital International Investors
California
+$525M
4
CWM
CIBC World Markets
New York
+$370M
5
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
+$370M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$454M
2
Viking Global Investors
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
-$440M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$424M
4
Asset Management One
Asset Management One
Japan
-$291M
5
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$259M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$22.7B +$1.61B +11,184,390 +8%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$18.9B -$117M -814,708 -0.7%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$14.4B +$250M +1,731,813 +2%
T. Rowe Price Associates
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$12.2B -$144M -997,759 -1%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$12.2B +$298M +2,070,164 +3%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.84B +$12.2M +84,738 +0.3%
Massachusetts Financial Services
7
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$4.57B -$142M -987,033 -3%
Capital World Investors
8
Capital World Investors
California
$4.56B +$660M +4,578,558 +19%
Geode Capital Management
9
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$3.89B +$203M +1,407,421 +6%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.65B +$131M +907,313 +4%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.08B +$33.8M +234,260 +1%
Fisher Asset Management
12
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$2.99B +$77.3M +536,571 +3%
Capital International Investors
13
Capital International Investors
California
$2.97B +$525M +3,644,726 +24%
JP Morgan Chase
14
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.93B +$22.2M +153,715 +0.8%
Norges Bank
15
Norges Bank
Norway
$2.79B +$20.6M +142,951 +0.8%
Wellington Management Group
16
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$2.78B -$147M -1,019,681 -5%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.75B -$15.8M -109,566 -0.6%
Jennison Associates
18
Jennison Associates
New York
$2.71B +$4.34M +30,139 +0.2%
AllianceBernstein
19
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.61B +$50.9M +353,450 +2%
Sands Capital Management
20
Sands Capital Management
Virginia
$2.48B -$88.9M -616,647 -4%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
21
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$2.45B +$7.96M +55,248 +0.4%
MAM
22
Magellan Asset Management
Australia
$2.37B +$48.3M +335,412 +2%
Goldman Sachs
23
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.36B -$454M -3,150,090 -17%
Edgewood Management
24
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
$2.22B +$10.4M +72,007 +0.5%
MSE
25
MUFG Securities EMEA
United Kingdom
$2.17B – – –
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V Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

2,358 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Visa (V) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $256B — up 20% from $213B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 174 funds opened new V positions and 81 closed out — a net gain of 93 holders — while 972 added to existing stakes and 947 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $1.61B. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $454M.

  • 2,358 institutional investors held Visa (V) as of Q1 2019, up from 2,290 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $256B of Visa stock for Q1 2019, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 174 funds opened new Visa positions in Q1 2019 and 81 closed out, a net change of +93 holders.
  • The largest Visa buyer in Q1 2019 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $1.61B added.
  • The largest Visa seller in Q1 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $454M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.