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2,666 hedge funds and large institutions have $304B invested in Visa in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 351 funds opening new positions, 997 increasing their positions, 1,025 reducing their positions, and 80 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

339% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 351 | Existing positions closed: 80

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,4302,666 (+236)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $278B → $304B (+$25.2B)

3% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 553570 (+17)

0.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 93.75%94.67% (+0.92%)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 997 | Existing positions reduced: 1,025

22% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.52B | Put options by funds: $4.54B

Holders
2,666
Holders Change
+236
Holders Change %
+9.71%
% of All Funds
52.52%
Holding in Top 10
570
Holding in Top 10 Change
+17
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+3.07%
% of All Funds
11.23%
New
351
Increased
997
Reduced
1,025
Closed
80
Calls
$3.52B
Puts
$4.54B
Net Calls
-$1.02B
Net Calls Change
-$506M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$27.8B -$15.3M -84,745 -0.1%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$23.5B -$152M -845,819 -0.7%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$16.5B -$591M -3,281,541 -4%
T. Rowe Price Associates
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$15.7B +$656M +3,640,683 +5%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$14.6B +$21M +116,644 +0.2%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.93B +$145M +805,447 +3%
Geode Capital Management
7
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$5.11B +$132M +733,712 +3%
Massachusetts Financial Services
8
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$4.97B -$98.4M -546,121 -2%
Capital World Investors
9
Capital World Investors
California
$4.88B -$129M -713,347 -3%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.36B +$66.7M +370,170 +2%
Capital International Investors
11
Capital International Investors
California
$3.88B -$108M -597,757 -3%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.81B -$85.8M -476,436 -2%
Fisher Asset Management
13
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$3.8B +$375K +2,081 +0%
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.54B +$508M +2,819,737 +18%
Norges Bank
15
Norges Bank
Norway
$3.3B -$105M -580,206 -3%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$3.13B -$140M -775,654 -4%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
17
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$3.13B +$138M +767,660 +5%
AllianceBernstein
18
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$3.01B +$3.33M +18,468 +0.1%
N
19
Nuveen
North Carolina
$2.94B -$74.3M -412,193 -3%
Sands Capital Management
20
Sands Capital Management
Virginia
$2.82B -$46.3M -256,965 -2%
Wellington Management Group
21
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$2.79B -$61M -338,509 -2%
MAM
22
Magellan Asset Management
Australia
$2.73B +$71.1M +394,660 +3%
Jennison Associates
23
Jennison Associates
New York
$2.67B -$238M -1,320,432 -8%
MSE
24
MUFG Securities EMEA
United Kingdom
$2.61B
Edgewood Management
25
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
$2.43B +$161K +891 +0%

V Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

2,666 of the 5,076 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Visa (V) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $304B — up 9.1% from $278B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 351 funds opened new V positions and 80 closed out — a net gain of 271 holders — while 997 added to existing stakes and 1,025 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Johanson Financial Advisors, adding an estimated $929M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $591M.

  • 2,666 institutional investors held Visa (V) as of Q4 2019, up from 2,430 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $304B of Visa stock for Q4 2019, up 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 351 funds opened new Visa positions in Q4 2019 and 80 closed out, a net change of +271 holders.
  • The largest Visa buyer in Q4 2019 was Johanson Financial Advisors, an estimated $929M added.
  • The largest Visa seller in Q4 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $591M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.