Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Visa Inc (V) Among Top Bets of Madison Street Partners

Despite an increase of about 31,900 shares to its holding in Visa Inc (NYSE:V), it continued to occupy the same fourth spot as the previous quarter. The total holding stood at 100,016 shares valued at $6.54 million. In its financial results for the fiscal second quarter, Visa Inc (NYSE:V)’s EPS of $0.63 beat estimates by $0.01, while revenues of $3.41 billion also came in $70 million ahead of expectations. Two other money managers that are fond of Visa Inc (NYSE:V) and hold it in their funds are billionaires Ken Fisher and Stephen Mandel.

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