Amazon
AMZN
2,385 hedge funds and large institutions have $479B invested in Amazon in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 176 funds opening new positions, 1,097 increasing their positions, 822 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.
155% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 176 | Existing positions closed: 69
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,097 | Existing positions reduced: 822
18% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 689 → 814 (+125)
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $407B → $479B (+$72.1B)
14.13% more ownership
Funds ownership: 1,161.97% → 1,176.11% (+14%)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,297 → 2,385 (+88)
23% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $31.9B | Put options by funds: $41.5B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
St. Peters,
Missouri
|
+$5.3B |
| 2 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$1.32B |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$1.18B |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$882M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$696M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$2.06B |
| 2 |
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.25B |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1B |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$910M |
| 5 |
UFM
Ursa Fund Management
Danville,
California
|
-$861M |
AMZN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
2,385 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Amazon (AMZN) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $479B — up 18% from $407B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 176 funds opened new AMZN positions and 69 closed out — a net gain of 107 holders — while 1,097 added to existing stakes and 822 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Cornerstone Wealth Management, adding an estimated $5.3B. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $2.06B.
- 2,385 institutional investors held Amazon (AMZN) as of Q2 2018, up from 2,297 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $479B of Amazon stock for Q2 2018, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 176 funds opened new Amazon positions in Q2 2018 and 69 closed out, a net change of +107 holders.
- The largest Amazon buyer in Q2 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $5.3B added.
- The largest Amazon seller in Q2 2018 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $2.06B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.