Verizon
1,706 hedge funds and large institutions have $131B invested in Verizon in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 86 funds opening new positions, 891 increasing their positions, 602 reducing their positions, and 112 closing their positions.
48% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 891 | Existing positions reduced: 602
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $125B → $131B (+$5.48B)
0.62% more ownership
Funds ownership: 63.31% → 63.93% (+0.62%)
2% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.03B | Put options by funds: $1.04B
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,741 → 1,706 (-35)
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 198 → 176 (-22)
23% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 86 | Existing positions closed: 112
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$1.88B |
| 2 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$398M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$380M |
| 4 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$361M |
| 5 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$290M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$421M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$405M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$321M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$311M |
| 5 |
AAM
Aberdeen Asset Management
Aberdeen,
United Kingdom
|
-$287M |
VZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
1,706 of the 3,481 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Verizon (VZ) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $131B — up 4.4% from $125B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 112 funds closed out of VZ and 86 opened new positions — a net loss of 26 holders — while 602 trimmed existing stakes and 891 added.
The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $1.88B. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $421M.
- 1,706 institutional investors held Verizon (VZ) as of Q2 2014, down from 1,741 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $131B of Verizon stock for Q2 2014, up 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 86 funds opened new Verizon positions in Q2 2014 and 112 closed out, a net change of -26 holders.
- The largest Verizon buyer in Q2 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $1.88B added.
- The largest Verizon seller in Q2 2014 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $421M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.