Apple
AAPL
4,550 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.22T invested in Apple in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 408 funds opening new positions, 1,560 increasing their positions, 2,330 reducing their positions, and 100 closing their positions.
308% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 408 | Existing positions closed: 100
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 4,339 → 4,550 (+211)
0.35% more ownership
Funds ownership: 58.29% → 58.64% (+0.35%)
1% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $30.7B | Put options by funds: $31.1B
5% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2,635 → 2,516 (-119)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.3T → $1.22T (-$83.9B)
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,560 | Existing positions reduced: 2,330
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 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.25B |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$2.25B |
| 3 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.7B |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$935M |
| 5 |
Legal & General Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$880M |
AAPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
4,550 of the 6,239 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Apple (AAPL) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $1.22T — down 6.4% from $1.3T a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 408 funds opened new AAPL positions and 100 closed out — a net gain of 308 holders — while 1,560 added to existing stakes and 2,330 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $3.71B. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $4.25B.
- 4,550 institutional investors held Apple (AAPL) as of Q4 2022, up from 4,339 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $1.22T of Apple stock for Q4 2022, down 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 408 funds opened new Apple positions in Q4 2022 and 100 closed out, a net change of +308 holders.
- The largest Apple buyer in Q4 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.71B added.
- The largest Apple seller in Q4 2022 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $4.25B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.