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987 hedge funds and large institutions have $100B invested in Amazon in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 92 funds opening new positions, 432 increasing their positions, 350 reducing their positions, and 130 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 432 | Existing positions reduced: 350

13% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.61B | Put options by funds: $3.18B

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $103B → $100B (-$2.62B)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,031987 (-44)

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8867 (-21)

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 92 | Existing positions closed: 130

Holders
987
Holders Change
-44
Holders Change %
-4.27%
% of All Funds
28.36%
Holding in Top 10
67
Holding in Top 10 Change
-21
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-23.86%
% of All Funds
1.93%
New
92
Increased
432
Reduced
350
Closed
130
Calls
$3.61B
Puts
$3.18B
Net Calls
+$424M
Net Calls Change
+$568M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
TCIM
26
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$783M -$163M -10,312,480 -18%
DSA
27
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$760M +$394M +24,908,340 +114%
LPU
28
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
United Kingdom
$742M +$723M +45,675,800 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
29
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$741M +$128M +8,099,360 +22%
WRF
30
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$590M +$33.2M +2,101,340 +6%
Franklin Resources
31
Franklin Resources
California
$578M +$47.6M +3,007,020 +9%
JHIU
32
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$571M +$132M +8,346,760 +31%
Winslow Capital Management
33
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
$545M -$258M -16,311,800 -33%
Toronto Dominion Bank
34
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$511M -$254M -16,033,840 -34%
Legal & General Group
35
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$497M -$4.3M -272,100 -0.9%
Bank of America
36
Bank of America
North Carolina
$496M +$45.1M +2,853,100 +10%
Wellington Management Group
37
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$489M -$202M -12,773,100 -30%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
38
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$475M +$107M +6,783,660 +30%
Edgewood Management
39
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
$445M +$83.2M +5,259,780 +24%
Susquehanna International Group
40
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$443M +$75.4M +4,768,380 +21%
MAA
41
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$436M -$40.4M -2,550,920 -9%
Deutsche Bank
42
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$435M +$48.3M +3,050,480 +13%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
43
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$386M +$19.7M +1,242,120 +6%
California Public Employees Retirement System
44
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$353M -$714K -45,120 -0.2%
TG
45
TCW Group
California
$340M -$28.1M -1,776,160 -8%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
46
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$335M +$19.9M +1,256,080 +6%
Capital International Investors
47
Capital International Investors
California
$334M
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
48
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$305M -$3.66M -231,100 -1%
CS
49
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$288M +$13.2M +833,560 +5%
FAM
50
Fred Alger Management
New York
$287M -$35.6M -2,253,060 -11%

AMZN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

987 of the 3,480 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Amazon (AMZN) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $100B — down 2.6% from $103B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 130 funds closed out of AMZN and 92 opened new positions — a net loss of 38 holders — while 350 trimmed existing stakes and 432 added.

The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, adding an estimated $1.28B. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $911M.

  • 987 institutional investors held Amazon (AMZN) as of Q2 2014, down from 1,031 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $100B of Amazon stock for Q2 2014, down 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 92 funds opened new Amazon positions in Q2 2014 and 130 closed out, a net change of -38 holders.
  • The largest Amazon buyer in Q2 2014 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $1.28B added.
  • The largest Amazon seller in Q2 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $911M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.