Verizon
1,817 hedge funds and large institutions have $120B invested in Verizon in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 96 funds opening new positions, 797 increasing their positions, 743 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.
95% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.65B | Put options by funds: $1.36B
75% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 96 | Existing positions closed: 55
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,793 → 1,817 (+24)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 797 | Existing positions reduced: 743
0.6% more ownership
Funds ownership: 62.78% → 63.38% (+0.6%)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $127B → $120B (-$7.07B)
10% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 166 → 150 (-16)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$190M |
| 2 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$185M |
| 3 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$185M |
| 4 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$181M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$180M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$526M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$436M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$406M |
| 4 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$330M |
| 5 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$161M |
VZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
1,817 of the 3,713 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Verizon (VZ) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $120B — down 5.6% from $127B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 96 funds opened new VZ positions and 55 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 797 added to existing stakes and 743 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $190M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $526M.
- 1,817 institutional investors held Verizon (VZ) as of Q2 2015, up from 1,793 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $120B of Verizon stock for Q2 2015, down 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 96 funds opened new Verizon positions in Q2 2015 and 55 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
- The largest Verizon buyer in Q2 2015 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $190M added.
- The largest Verizon seller in Q2 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $526M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.