Visa (V) at a record close: the financial stock most tracked funds own, and who moved in the second quarter
By Gabriel Zacarkim · Published Oct 11, 2026 · Data as of Oct 9, 2026 close (13F positions as of June 30, 2026)
Visa closed at $385.45 on October 9, 2026, its highest close in this site’s daily data, worth $724 billion. The stock is up 11.1% over twelve months and 30% from its twelve-month low of $295.52 on March 27, 2026. Visa’s fiscal year ended on September 30, and its annual results had not been released by October 9. For how Visa compares with Mastercard — revenue, margins, network size and returns since 2008 — see our Visa vs. Mastercard comparison.
The most widely held financial stock
At the end of June 2026, 17 of the 38 managers this site tracks held Visa, up from 12 a year earlier. Only four stocks had more holders — Amazon (23), Alphabet’s class A shares (21), Taiwan Semiconductor (20) and Meta (19) — and none of them is a financial company; the next financials were Capital One (14), and Moody’s and S&P Global (13 each).
| Manager | Shares, Jun 30 | Value, Jun 30 | Change in shares vs. Mar 31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hohn (TCI) | 30,494,133 | $10,462.2M | +0.1% |
| Andreas Halvorsen (Viking) | 6,393,604 | $2,193.6M | +1.0% |
| John Armitage (Egerton) | 4,264,651 | $1,463.2M | +3.7% |
| Bill Ackman (Pershing Square) | 3,270,470 | $1,122.1M | new |
| Cliff Asness (AQR) | 1,870,589 | $640.3M | +41.0% |
| Akre Capital (Akre) | 1,110,881 | $381.1M | −32.2% |
| Tom Gayner (Markel) | 1,013,912 | $347.9M | +1.0% |
| Steve Cohen (Point72) | 812,942 | $278.9M | +7.1% |
| Chase Coleman (Tiger Global) | 798,697 | $274.0M | new (held until 2023) |
| Ken Griffin (Citadel) | 784,375 | $269.1M | +22.1% |
| Lee Ainslie (Maverick) | 752,252 | $258.1M | −6.8% |
| Israel Englander (Millennium) | 707,768 | $242.8M | +41.6% |
| Seth Klarman (Baupost) | 701,355 | $240.6M | unchanged |
| Two Sigma | 238,733 | $81.9M | −35.4% |
| Stephen Mandel (Lone Pine) | 165,960 | $56.9M | +78.9% |
| Renaissance Technologies | 123,291 | $42.3M | −81.8% |
| Ray Dalio (Bridgewater) | 81,537 | $28.0M | +223.9% |
| Philippe Laffont (Coatue) | 0 | — | sold out (718,753 shares) |
The holders are a mix of long-term investors and quantitative funds. Chris Hohn’s TCI dominates, with 30.5 million shares worth $10.5 billion on June 30 — more than all the others combined — and has held Visa since 2019. Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square opened a $1.12 billion position, its first in this site’s records, and Chase Coleman’s Tiger Global came back after leaving in 2023. Akre Capital kept cutting, and Philippe Laffont’s Coatue sold out. Seth Klarman’s Baupost held its 701,355 shares unchanged. Since June 30 the stock has risen 12.3%.
Insiders and the dividend
From the end of July to early October, Visa insiders sold $35.5 million of stock and none bought. $27.6 million was not marked as made under a 10b5-1 plan, led by vice chair Kelly Mahon Tullier ($20.9 million, on the form on which she also exercised options) and technology president Rajat Taneja ($6.7 million); chief executive Ryan McInerney sold $6.5 million under a plan. The quarterly dividend rose from $0.59 to $0.67 (+13.6%) in November 2025, and by our count the annual total has risen 16 years in a row. Daily data is on the Visa page. Not investment advice.
Sources
For information only, not investment advice. The figures come from the filings listed above and describe what happened, not what will.