Amazon
AMZN
1,101 hedge funds and large institutions have $116B invested in Amazon in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 159 funds opening new positions, 388 increasing their positions, 410 reducing their positions, and 85 closing their positions.
87% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 159 | Existing positions closed: 85
47% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 66 → 97 (+31)
23% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $93.9B → $116B (+$22B)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,040 → 1,101 (+61)
1% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.36B | Put options by funds: $4.33B
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 388 | Existing positions reduced: 410
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$927M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$826M |
| 3 |
CG
Carmignac Gestion
Paris,
France
|
+$750M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$592M |
| 5 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$559M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$393M |
| 2 |
LPU
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$364M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$329M |
| 4 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$281M |
| 5 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$280M |
AMZN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
1,101 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Amazon (AMZN) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $116B — up 23% from $93.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 159 funds opened new AMZN positions and 85 closed out — a net gain of 74 holders — while 388 added to existing stakes and 410 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $927M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $393M.
- 1,101 institutional investors held Amazon (AMZN) as of Q1 2015, up from 1,040 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $116B of Amazon stock for Q1 2015, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 159 funds opened new Amazon positions in Q1 2015 and 85 closed out, a net change of +74 holders.
- The largest Amazon buyer in Q1 2015 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $927M added.
- The largest Amazon seller in Q1 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $393M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.