Apple
AAPL
4,548 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.25T invested in Apple in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 408 funds opening new positions, 1,560 increasing their positions, 2,328 reducing their positions, and 101 closing their positions.
304% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 408 | Existing positions closed: 101
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 4,337 → 4,548 (+211)
1% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $33.9B | Put options by funds: $33.7B
0.42% more ownership
Funds ownership: 58.56% → 58.98% (+0.42%)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.3T → $1.25T (-$47.7B)
4% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2,632 → 2,514 (-118)
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,560 | Existing positions reduced: 2,328
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$3.71B |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.68B |
| 3 |
HHII
H&H International Investment
Palo Alto,
California
|
+$1.64B |
| 4 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.45B |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$1.28B |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$5.7B |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.25B |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$2.25B |
| 4 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.7B |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$935M |
AAPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
4,548 of the 6,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Apple (AAPL) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $1.25T — down 3.7% from $1.3T a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 408 funds opened new AAPL positions and 101 closed out — a net gain of 307 holders — while 1,560 added to existing stakes and 2,328 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $3.71B. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, cutting an estimated $5.7B.
- 4,548 institutional investors held Apple (AAPL) as of Q4 2022, up from 4,337 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $1.25T of Apple stock for Q4 2022, down 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 408 funds opened new Apple positions in Q4 2022 and 101 closed out, a net change of +307 holders.
- The largest Apple buyer in Q4 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.71B added.
- The largest Apple seller in Q4 2022 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $5.7B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.