Verizon
1,920 hedge funds and large institutions have $147B invested in Verizon in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 91 funds opening new positions, 889 increasing their positions, 757 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.
54% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 91 | Existing positions closed: 59
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 889 | Existing positions reduced: 757
5% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 280 → 295 (+15)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $142B → $147B (+$4.9B)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,905 → 1,920 (+15)
0.28% more ownership
Funds ownership: 64.35% → 64.63% (+0.28%)
5% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.51B | Put options by funds: $2.63B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$344M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$295M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$192M |
| 4 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$190M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$124M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$632M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$413M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$247M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$151M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$147M |
VZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
1,920 of the 3,756 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Verizon (VZ) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $147B — up 3.4% from $142B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 91 funds opened new VZ positions and 59 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 889 added to existing stakes and 757 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $344M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $632M.
- 1,920 institutional investors held Verizon (VZ) as of Q2 2016, up from 1,905 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $147B of Verizon stock for Q2 2016, up 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 91 funds opened new Verizon positions in Q2 2016 and 59 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
- The largest Verizon buyer in Q2 2016 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $344M added.
- The largest Verizon seller in Q2 2016 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $632M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.