Verizon
2,390 hedge funds and large institutions have $164B invested in Verizon in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 138 funds opening new positions, 1,154 increasing their positions, 910 reducing their positions, and 86 closing their positions.
60% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 138 | Existing positions closed: 86
40% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.74B | Put options by funds: $1.24B
27% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,154 | Existing positions reduced: 910
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $156B → $164B (+$7.87B)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,368 → 2,390 (+22)
0.08% less ownership
Funds ownership: 67.15% → 67.07% (-0.08%)
16% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 261 → 219 (-42)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$688M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$519M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$295M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$261M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$221M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.31B |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$414M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$361M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$296M |
| 5 |
Asset Management One
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$273M |
VZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
2,390 of the 4,633 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Verizon (VZ) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $164B — up 5.1% from $156B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 138 funds opened new VZ positions and 86 closed out — a net gain of 52 holders — while 1,154 added to existing stakes and 910 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $688M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $1.31B.
- 2,390 institutional investors held Verizon (VZ) as of Q1 2019, up from 2,368 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $164B of Verizon stock for Q1 2019, up 5.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 138 funds opened new Verizon positions in Q1 2019 and 86 closed out, a net change of +52 holders.
- The largest Verizon buyer in Q1 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $688M added.
- The largest Verizon seller in Q1 2019 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $1.31B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.