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1,285 hedge funds and large institutions have $162B invested in Amazon in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 168 funds opening new positions, 530 increasing their positions, 410 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

223% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 168 | Existing positions closed: 52

73% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 128 → 221 (+93)

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 530 | Existing positions reduced: 410

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $135B → $162B (+$26.3B)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,180 → 1,285 (+105)

5% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.32B | Put options by funds: $6.62B

Holders
1,285
Holders Change
+105
Holders Change %
+8.9%
% of All Funds
35.87%
Holding in Top 10
221
Holding in Top 10 Change
+93
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+72.66%
% of All Funds
6.17%
New
168
Increased
530
Reduced
410
Closed
52
Calls
$6.32B
Puts
$6.62B
Net Calls
-$304M
Net Calls Change
-$384M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Tiger Global Management
Tiger Global Management
New York
+$1.24B
2
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
+$979M
3
Sands Capital Management
Sands Capital Management
Virginia
+$883M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$698M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$653M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$1.32B
2
Harris Associates
Harris Associates
Illinois
-$895M
3
Baillie Gifford & Co
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
-$798M
4
DSA
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
-$693M
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$424M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EDRS
1001
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$412K – – –
GA
1002
GFS Advisors
Texas
$412K – – –
PNAA
1003
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$411K +$406K +16,060 New
BMC
1004
Benin Management Corp
Connecticut
$410K -$20.2K -800 -5%
TBA
1005
Tower Bridge Advisors
Pennsylvania
$409K -$50.6K -2,000 -11%
WSTAM
1006
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$409K +$115K +4,560 +40%
IWMPD
1007
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$408K +$106K +4,180 +35%
PAM
1008
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
$408K +$403K +15,940 New
SCM
1009
Stonebridge Capital Management
California
$399K +$48K +1,900 +14%
FWCM
1010
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$398K -$30.8K -1,220 -7%
SFA
1011
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
$398K -$20.2K -800 -5%
PWLP
1012
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership
Massachusetts
$398K +$23.3K +920 +6%
Dodge & Cox
1013
Dodge & Cox
California
$394K – – –
TDC
1014
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$390K +$306K +12,120 +388%
BBHC
1015
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$386K +$59.7K +2,360 +19%
YP
1016
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho
$385K +$2.02K +80 +0.5%
AIIMS
1017
Analyst IMS Investment Management Services
Israel
$384K – – –
BSW
1018
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
$383K -$34.4K -1,360 -8%
MWP
1019
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$382K -$4.55K -180 -1%
SA
1020
Strategic Advisors
New York
$380K +$376K +14,860 New
MPI
1021
Mairs & Power Inc
Minnesota
$373K – – –
MIM
1022
Marco Investment Management
Georgia
$372K – – –
CC
1023
Cannell & Co
New York
$369K – – –
SCA
1024
STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS
Pennsylvania
$368K – – –
MGAM
1025
McGowan Group Asset Management
Texas
$367K – – –
39 40
41
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AMZN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

1,285 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Amazon (AMZN) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $162B — up 19% from $135B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 168 funds opened new AMZN positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 116 holders — while 530 added to existing stakes and 410 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Tiger Global Management, adding an estimated $1.24B. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $1.32B.

  • 1,285 institutional investors held Amazon (AMZN) as of Q3 2015, up from 1,180 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $162B of Amazon stock for Q3 2015, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 168 funds opened new Amazon positions in Q3 2015 and 52 closed out, a net change of +116 holders.
  • The largest Amazon buyer in Q3 2015 was Tiger Global Management, an estimated $1.24B added.
  • The largest Amazon seller in Q3 2015 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $1.32B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.