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1,478 hedge funds and large institutions have $211B invested in Amazon in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 269 funds opening new positions, 546 increasing their positions, 506 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

372% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 269 | Existing positions closed: 57

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 221 → 370 (+149)

31% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $162B → $211B (+$49.8B)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,286 → 1,478 (+192)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 546 | Existing positions reduced: 506

27% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.44B | Put options by funds: $10.2B

Holders
1,478
Holders Change
+192
Holders Change %
+14.93%
% of All Funds
38.76%
Holding in Top 10
370
Holding in Top 10 Change
+149
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+67.42%
% of All Funds
9.7%
New
269
Increased
546
Reduced
506
Closed
57
Calls
$7.44B
Puts
$10.2B
Net Calls
-$2.72B
Net Calls Change
-$2.41B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$1.22B
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$386M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$367M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$257M
5
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$232M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$1.18B
2
Harris Associates
Harris Associates
Illinois
-$945M
3
Baillie Gifford & Co
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
-$694M
4
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$617M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$418M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SS
826
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$2.22M +$2.07M +65,620 New
BEC
827
Blue Edge Capital
Virginia
$2.21M +$7.57K +240 +0.4%
Twin Tree Management
828
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$2.19M -$2.99M -94,860 -59%
NJBEST
829
New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust
New Jersey
$2.16M +$693K +22,000 +52%
PFS
830
Physicians Financial Services
North Carolina
$2.15M +$2.01M +63,660 New
WS
831
Wedbush Securities
California
$2.14M +$555K +17,600 +39%
CA
832
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$2.13M +$849K +26,920 +75%
PFS
833
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$2.12M +$364K +11,540 +23%
BIM
834
Baldwin Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$2.11M -$132K -4,200 -6%
WA
835
Wealth Architects
California
$2.1M -$107K -3,380 -5%
LCM
836
Liberty Capital Management
Michigan
$2.08M – – –
TU
837
TDAM USA
Ontario, Canada
$2.05M +$879K +27,900 +85%
WEC
838
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$2.04M +$605K +19,200 +47%
ACM
839
Atika Capital Management
New York
$2.03M +$1.89M +60,000 New
TCM
840
Traynor Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.98M +$1.44M +45,620 +349%
HH
841
HWG Holdings
Texas
$1.98M +$1.84M +58,440 New
BTNA
842
Bremer Trust National Association
Minnesota
$1.97M -$20.8K -660 -1%
RJT
843
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$1.96M +$877K +27,820 +92%
B
844
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$1.96M +$51.1K +1,620 +3%
First Manhattan
845
First Manhattan
New York
$1.96M +$615K +19,500 +51%
CK
846
Carnick & Kubik
Colorado
$1.91M +$95.2K +3,020 +6%
PM
847
Penbrook Management
New York
$1.91M -$15.8K -500 -0.9%
NBC
848
Neuberger Berman Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.9M +$1.77M +56,120 New
BLM
849
Bennett Lawrence Management
New York
$1.89M +$1.77M +56,000 New
BHA
850
Beech Hill Advisors
New York
$1.89M +$32.2K +1,020 +2%
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AMZN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

1,478 of the 3,813 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Amazon (AMZN) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $211B — up 31% from $162B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 269 funds opened new AMZN positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 212 holders — while 546 added to existing stakes and 506 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $1.22B. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $1.18B.

  • 1,478 institutional investors held Amazon (AMZN) as of Q4 2015, up from 1,286 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $211B of Amazon stock for Q4 2015, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 269 funds opened new Amazon positions in Q4 2015 and 57 closed out, a net change of +212 holders.
  • The largest Amazon buyer in Q4 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $1.22B added.
  • The largest Amazon seller in Q4 2015 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $1.18B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.