Royal Bank of Canada’s Alibaba BABA Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q1 | $36.5M | Buy |
291,300
+260,600
| +849% | +$39.2M | 0.01% | 1080 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $4.5M | Buy |
+30,700
| New | +$5M | ﹤0.01% | 2505 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | – | Sell |
-25,000
| Closed | -$1.81M | – | 7038 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $1.81M | Sell |
25,000
-178,000
| -88% | -$13M | ﹤0.01% | 2994 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $15.7M | Sell |
203,000
-73,900
| -27% | -$5.89M | ﹤0.01% | 1426 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $24M | Buy |
+276,900
| New | +$25.3M | 0.01% | 1063 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | – | Sell |
-120,000
| Closed | -$10.6M | – | 7064 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $10.6M | Hold |
120,000
| – | – | ﹤0.01% | 1568 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $9.6M | Sell |
120,000
-93,500
| -44% | -$8.91M | ﹤0.01% | 1569 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $24.3M | Sell |
213,500
-146,900
| -41% | -$14.4M | 0.01% | 993 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $39.2M | Sell |
360,400
-983,600
| -73% | -$113M | 0.01% | 857 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $160M | Sell |
1,344,000
-975,100
| -42% | -$142M | 0.04% | 387 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $343M | Buy |
2,319,100
+390,100
| +20% | +$71M | 0.09% | 191 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $437M | Sell |
1,929,000
-691,600
| -26% | -$154M | 0.12% | 162 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $594M | Sell |
2,620,600
-2,774,700
| -51% | -$682M | 0.17% | 118 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $1.26B | Buy |
5,395,300
+659,000
| +14% | +$183M | 0.36% | 56 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $1.39B | Buy |
4,736,300
+498,400
| +12% | +$131M | 0.5% | 39 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $914M | Buy |
4,237,900
+944,400
| +29% | +$197M | 0.36% | 61 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $641M | Sell |
3,293,500
-2,256,700
| -41% | -$471M | 0.31% | 72 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $1.18B | Buy |
5,550,200
+1,177,000
| +27% | +$221M | 0.42% | 47 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $731M | Buy |
4,373,200
+725,000
| +20% | +$125M | 0.29% | 73 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $618M | Sell |
3,648,200
-1,654,000
| -31% | -$285M | 0.25% | 85 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $967M | Sell |
5,302,200
-2,073,700
| -28% | -$349M | 0.41% | 51 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $1.01B | Buy |
7,375,900
+1,187,200
| +19% | +$176M | 0.49% | 38 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $1.02B | Buy |
6,188,700
+1,017,700
| +20% | +$180M | 0.42% | 41 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $959M | Buy |
5,171,000
+3,067,600
| +146% | +$585M | 0.43% | 39 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $386M | Sell |
2,103,400
-1,375,700
| -40% | -$259M | 0.17% | 109 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $600M | Buy |
3,479,100
+1,245,700
| +56% | +$223M | 0.26% | 79 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $386M | Buy |
2,233,400
+1,542,600
| +223% | +$250M | 0.19% | 100 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $97.3M | Buy |
690,800
+116,700
| +20% | +$14.4M | 0.05% | 301 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $61.9M | Sell |
574,100
-811,300
| -59% | -$82.6M | 0.03% | 429 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $122M | Sell |
1,385,400
-300,900
| -18% | -$29M | 0.07% | 250 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $178M | Buy |
1,686,300
+700,900
| +71% | +$65M | 0.1% | 178 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $78.4M | Buy |
985,400
+410,900
| +72% | +$32.2M | 0.05% | 321 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $45.4M | Sell |
574,500
-188,700
| -25% | -$13.3M | 0.03% | 492 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $62M | Buy |
763,200
+595,700
| +356% | +$46.7M | 0.04% | 361 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $9.88M | Sell |
167,500
-27,200
| -14% | -$1.98M | 0.01% | 1162 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $16M | Buy |
194,700
+184,700
| +1,847% | +$15.9M | 0.01% | 956 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $832K | Buy |
+10,000
| New | +$902K | ﹤0.01% | 3045 |
|
Other funds holding BABA
Royal Bank of Canada's BABA Position: Q1 2026 in Review
Royal Bank of Canada increased its Alibaba (BABA) stake by 14% in Q1 2026, buying an estimated $41M and bringing the position to 2,280,383 shares worth $286M. The position accounts for 0.05% of the portfolio, ranked #326.
Royal Bank of Canada first reported a position in BABA in Q3 2014 and has held it in 47 quarters since. The position peaked at $2.62B in Q4 2020. 1,346 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold BABA as of Q1 2026.
- Royal Bank of Canada held 2,280,383 shares of Alibaba worth $286M as of Q1 2026.
- Royal Bank of Canada bought 272,778 Alibaba shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $41M.
- Alibaba made up 0.05% of Royal Bank of Canada's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #326 holding.
- Royal Bank of Canada first reported a position in Alibaba in Q3 2014 and has held it in 47 quarters since.
- Royal Bank of Canada's Alibaba position peaked at $2.62B in Q4 2020.
- 1,346 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Alibaba as of Q1 2026.
Based on Royal Bank of Canada's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 15 May 2026.