Verizon
1,930 hedge funds and large institutions have $115B invested in Verizon in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 91 funds opening new positions, 804 increasing their positions, 880 reducing their positions, and 114 closing their positions.
1% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.54B | Put options by funds: $1.52B
0.24% less ownership
Funds ownership: 63.44% → 63.2% (-0.24%)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 804 | Existing positions reduced: 880
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,975 → 1,930 (-45)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $126B → $115B (-$10.9B)
20% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 91 | Existing positions closed: 114
39% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 128 → 78 (-50)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$935M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$376M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$322M |
| 4 |
IGIM
I.G. Investment Management
Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada
|
+$302M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$284M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$314M |
| 2 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$235M |
| 3 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$222M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$212M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$204M |
VZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
1,930 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Verizon (VZ) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $115B — down 8.7% from $126B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 114 funds closed out of VZ and 91 opened new positions — a net loss of 23 holders — while 880 trimmed existing stakes and 804 added.
The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, adding an estimated $935M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $314M.
- 1,930 institutional investors held Verizon (VZ) as of Q2 2017, down from 1,975 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $115B of Verizon stock for Q2 2017, down 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 91 funds opened new Verizon positions in Q2 2017 and 114 closed out, a net change of -23 holders.
- The largest Verizon buyer in Q2 2017 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $935M added.
- The largest Verizon seller in Q2 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $314M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.