Amazon
AMZN
3,280 hedge funds and large institutions have $807B invested in Amazon in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 235 funds opening new positions, 1,492 increasing their positions, 1,280 reducing their positions, and 91 closing their positions.
158% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 235 | Existing positions closed: 91
42% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $570B → $807B (+$237B)
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,492 | Existing positions reduced: 1,280
11% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1,293 → 1,434 (+141)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 3,168 → 3,280 (+112)
6% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $56B | Put options by funds: $52.9B
145.32% less ownership
Funds ownership: 1,317.66% → 1,172.34% (-145%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$2.16B |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$1.7B |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$922M |
| 4 |
SoftBank Group
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$914M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$892M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
-$85.2B |
| 2 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$1.14B |
| 3 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$828M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$740M |
| 5 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$698M |
AMZN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
3,280 of the 4,878 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Amazon (AMZN) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $807B — up 42% from $570B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 235 funds opened new AMZN positions and 91 closed out — a net gain of 144 holders — while 1,492 added to existing stakes and 1,280 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $2.16B. The largest seller was Osaic Holdings, cutting an estimated $85.2B.
- 3,280 institutional investors held Amazon (AMZN) as of Q2 2020, up from 3,168 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $807B of Amazon stock for Q2 2020, up 42% quarter-over-quarter.
- 235 funds opened new Amazon positions in Q2 2020 and 91 closed out, a net change of +144 holders.
- The largest Amazon buyer in Q2 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $2.16B added.
- The largest Amazon seller in Q2 2020 was Osaic Holdings, an estimated $85.2B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.