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652 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.4B invested in Alcon in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 70 funds opening new positions, 206 increasing their positions, 227 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

231% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.05B | Put options by funds: $316M

1% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 69

0.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.65%53.54% (+0.89%)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 206 | Existing positions reduced: 227

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 659652 (-7)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.7B → $23.4B (-$2.34B)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1512 (-3)

Holders
652
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-1.06%
% of All Funds
8.58%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
70
Increased
206
Reduced
227
Closed
69
Calls
$1.05B
Puts
$316M
Net Calls
+$730M
Net Calls Change
+$844M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.85B +$70.7M +787,798 +4%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.24B -$284M -3,168,434 -18%
UBS AM
3
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.03B -$6.74M -75,112 -0.6%
Norges Bank
4
Norges Bank
Norway
$1B -$117M -1,307,516 -10%
Aristotle Capital Management
5
Aristotle Capital Management
California
$978M -$103M -1,146,319 -9%
Bank of New York Mellon
6
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$862M +$9.71M +108,283 +1%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
7
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$806M +$56.4M +628,338 +7%
AC
8
AKO Capital
United Kingdom
$681M +$53.6M +597,835 +8%
HL
9
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
$619M -$10.5M -117,331 -2%
T. Rowe Price Associates
10
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$616M +$185M +2,058,591 +42%
Vontobel Holding
11
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$606M +$5.66M +63,124 +0.9%
Select Equity Group
12
Select Equity Group
New York
$596M +$115M +1,283,978 +23%
T. Rowe Price Investment Management
13
T. Rowe Price Investment Management
Maryland
$520M -$46.7M -520,408 -8%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$520M -$7.25M -80,825 -1%
Pictet Asset Management
15
Pictet Asset Management
Switzerland
$430M +$66.9M +746,271 +18%
Amundi
16
Amundi
France
$423M +$21.8M +242,547 +5%
Barclays
17
Barclays
United Kingdom
$371M +$101M +1,121,949 +36%
Legal & General Group
18
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$360M +$1.82M +20,277 +0.5%
Deutsche Bank
19
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$338M -$19.4M -216,006 -5%
Mackenzie Financial
20
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$329M +$21.3M +237,578 +7%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$329M +$52.1M +580,705 +18%
SGA
22
Sustainable Growth Advisers
Connecticut
$310M +$32.6M +363,070 +12%
AllianceBernstein
23
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$293M -$24.1M -268,157 -7%
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$272M -$73.5M -819,502 -21%
CCM
25
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
$252M +$125M +1,388,941 +95%

ALC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

652 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alcon (ALC) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $23.4B — down 9.1% from $25.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 70 funds opened new ALC positions and 69 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 206 added to existing stakes and 227 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $185M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $284M.

  • 652 institutional investors held Alcon (ALC) as of Q2 2025, down from 659 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $23.4B of Alcon stock for Q2 2025, down 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 70 funds opened new Alcon positions in Q2 2025 and 69 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Alcon buyer in Q2 2025 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $185M added.
  • The largest Alcon seller in Q2 2025 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $284M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.