MA: who owns it, and who’s predicted to buy next
Mastercard Inc - A · Unknown · on the Prior Moves forward board for 2026-09-30 at rank #35. Research, not investment advice.
Predicted to buy next quarter
3 tracked investors are included in the model-ranked expectations for MA in 2026-09-30. This is a forecast about a later filing, not a confirmation that anyone has bought the security or a recommendation to do so.
- Lee Ainslie · Maverick
- Chuck Akre · Akre Capital
- Brad Gerstner · Altimeter
Strongest ranked investor signal: Engaged. No calibrated purchase probability is shown.
Currently disclosed holders
From the most recent 13F books we track, 3 investors disclose a position in MA (weight = share of that investor’s US equity book). A 13F can be up to 45 days stale.
| Investor | Book weight |
|---|---|
| Chuck Akre · Akre Capital | 19.9% |
| Dev Kantesaria · Valley Forge | 17.6% |
| Guy Spier · Aquamarine | 14.3% |
Mutual fund and ETF holders
822 US mutual funds and ETFs from 315 fund families reported a position in MA for the quarter ending 2026-06-30. Against their own report a quarter earlier, 254 raised shares, 27 opened a new position, 439 cut and 27 sold out. Source: SEC Form N-PORT, which funds file about 60 days after quarter end. Share counts, not trades: a change can reflect fund inflows rather than a decision about MA.
| Fund family | Funds | Share of fund-held shares |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Index Funds | 4 | 35.4% |
| Ishares Trust | 18 | 12.5% |
| Select Sector Spdr Trust | 1 | 3.5% |
| Vanguard Institutional Index Funds | 2 | 3.1% |
| College Retirement Equities Fund | 5 | 2.6% |
| Spdr Series Trust | 12 | 2.1% |
| Jpmorgan Trust I | 7 | 1.8% |
| Jpmorgan Trust Ii | 2 | 1.6% |
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