Amazon
AMZN
980 hedge funds and large institutions have $98.7B invested in Amazon in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 388 increasing their positions, 373 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 388 | Existing positions reduced: 373
4% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 79
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 987 → 980 (-7)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $100B → $98.7B (-$1.38B)
7% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.1B | Put options by funds: $4.41B
10% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 67 → 60 (-7)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.34B |
| 2 |
DSA
Davis Selected Advisers
Tucson,
Arizona
|
+$326M |
| 3 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$303M |
| 4 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$292M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$264M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.14B |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$840M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$776M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$266M |
| 5 |
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$224M |
AMZN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
980 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Amazon (AMZN) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $98.7B — down 1.4% from $100B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 82 funds opened new AMZN positions and 79 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 388 added to existing stakes and 373 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), opening a new position worth an estimated $1.34B. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $1.14B.
- 980 institutional investors held Amazon (AMZN) as of Q3 2014, down from 987 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $98.7B of Amazon stock for Q3 2014, down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 82 funds opened new Amazon positions in Q3 2014 and 79 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Amazon buyer in Q3 2014 was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), an estimated $1.34B added.
- The largest Amazon seller in Q3 2014 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $1.14B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.