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2,430 hedge funds and large institutions have $278B invested in Visa in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 120 funds opening new positions, 971 increasing their positions, 1,059 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

103% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 120 | Existing positions closed: 59

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,3852,430 (+45)

0.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.76%93.75% (-0.02%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $282B → $278B (-$4.16B)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 971 | Existing positions reduced: 1,059

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 571553 (-18)

14% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.23B | Put options by funds: $3.75B

Holders
2,430
Holders Change
+45
Holders Change %
+1.89%
% of All Funds
53.28%
Holding in Top 10
553
Holding in Top 10 Change
-18
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.15%
% of All Funds
12.12%
New
120
Increased
971
Reduced
1,059
Closed
59
Calls
$3.23B
Puts
$3.75B
Net Calls
-$516M
Net Calls Change
-$514M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$25.5B +$186M +1,045,403 +0.7%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$21.7B +$407M +2,286,471 +2%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$15.7B -$232M -1,301,312 -1%
T. Rowe Price Associates
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$13.8B +$251M +1,408,398 +2%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$13.3B -$64.9M -364,396 -0.5%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.29B +$104M +581,097 +2%
Massachusetts Financial Services
7
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$4.64B -$208M -1,169,750 -4%
Capital World Investors
8
Capital World Investors
California
$4.59B -$482M -2,707,762 -9%
Geode Capital Management
9
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$4.55B +$145M +811,543 +3%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.92B -$81.9M -459,823 -2%
Capital International Investors
11
Capital International Investors
California
$3.65B +$327M +1,837,389 +9%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.57B -$37.7M -211,387 -1%
Fisher Asset Management
13
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$3.47B +$74.8M +419,991 +2%
Norges Bank
14
Norges Bank
Norway
$3.12B +$15M +84,308 +0.5%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$3B -$28.9M -162,478 -0.9%
N
16
Nuveen
North Carolina
$2.76B -$42.3M -237,290 -1%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.76B +$30M +168,539 +1%
AllianceBernstein
18
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.75B -$121M -679,930 -4%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
19
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$2.73B +$24.4M +137,222 +0.9%
Jennison Associates
20
Jennison Associates
New York
$2.68B -$102M -572,035 -4%
Sands Capital Management
21
Sands Capital Management
Virginia
$2.63B -$75M -420,905 -3%
Wellington Management Group
22
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$2.61B -$284M -1,596,508 -10%
MAM
23
Magellan Asset Management
Australia
$2.43B -$195M -1,092,048 -7%
MSE
24
MUFG Securities EMEA
United Kingdom
$2.39B
Edgewood Management
25
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
$2.22B -$84.8M -476,034 -4%

V Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

2,430 of the 4,561 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Visa (V) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $278B — down 1.5% from $282B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 120 funds opened new V positions and 59 closed out — a net gain of 61 holders — while 971 added to existing stakes and 1,059 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $407M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $935M.

  • 2,430 institutional investors held Visa (V) as of Q3 2019, up from 2,385 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $278B of Visa stock for Q3 2019, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 120 funds opened new Visa positions in Q3 2019 and 59 closed out, a net change of +61 holders.
  • The largest Visa buyer in Q3 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $407M added.
  • The largest Visa seller in Q3 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $935M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.