Amazon
AMZN
1,963 hedge funds and large institutions have $281B invested in Amazon in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 133 funds opening new positions, 904 increasing their positions, 699 reducing their positions, and 81 closing their positions.
64% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 133 | Existing positions closed: 81
29% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 904 | Existing positions reduced: 699
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,927 → 1,963 (+36)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $287B → $281B (-$5.45B)
5% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 495 → 471 (-24)
15% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $15.6B | Put options by funds: $18.4B
20.89% less ownership
Funds ownership: 1,239.4% → 1,218.5% (-21%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$1.2B |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$489M |
| 3 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
+$353M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$324M |
| 5 |
Tiger Global Management
New York
|
+$290M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$689M |
| 2 |
LPU
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$666M |
| 3 |
OAG
Orbis Allan Gray
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$580M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$482M |
| 5 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
-$458M |
AMZN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
1,963 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Amazon (AMZN) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $281B — down 1.9% from $287B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 133 funds opened new AMZN positions and 81 closed out — a net gain of 52 holders — while 904 added to existing stakes and 699 trimmed.
The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, adding an estimated $1.2B. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $689M.
- 1,963 institutional investors held Amazon (AMZN) as of Q3 2017, up from 1,927 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $281B of Amazon stock for Q3 2017, down 1.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 133 funds opened new Amazon positions in Q3 2017 and 81 closed out, a net change of +52 holders.
- The largest Amazon buyer in Q3 2017 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $1.2B added.
- The largest Amazon seller in Q3 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $689M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.