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1,857 hedge funds and large institutions have $268B invested in Amazon in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 223 funds opening new positions, 883 increasing their positions, 562 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

182% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 223 | Existing positions closed: 79

57% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 883 | Existing positions reduced: 562

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 397 → 475 (+78)

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $227B → $268B (+$40.6B)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,733 → 1,857 (+124)

8.59% less ownership

Funds ownership: 1,274.91% → 1,266.32% (-8.6%)

26% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.59B | Put options by funds: $11.6B

Holders
1,857
Holders Change
+124
Holders Change %
+7.16%
% of All Funds
46.22%
Holding in Top 10
475
Holding in Top 10 Change
+78
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+19.65%
% of All Funds
11.82%
New
223
Increased
883
Reduced
562
Closed
79
Calls
$8.59B
Puts
$11.6B
Net Calls
-$3.04B
Net Calls Change
+$59.8M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$18.8B
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$802M
3
OAG
Orbis Allan Gray
Bermuda
+$555M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
+$343M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$305M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$1.26B
2
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
-$969M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$884M
4
Viking Global Investors
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
-$447M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$368M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SFP
1001
Shepherd Financial Partners
Massachusetts
$2.78M -$6.67K -160 -0.3%
BAM
1002
Brave Asset Management
New Jersey
$2.78M +$420K +10,080 +19%
AJ
1003
Ashburton (Jersey)
Jersey
$2.78M – – –
TCM
1004
Telos Capital Management
California
$2.77M -$187K -4,480 -7%
ZCA
1005
Zeke Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$2.77M +$737K +17,680 +40%
EHWM
1006
Eads & Heald Wealth Management
Georgia
$2.75M -$69.2K -1,660 -3%
NJBEST
1007
New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust
New Jersey
$2.75M -$917K -22,000 -26%
SAM
1008
Security Asset Management
New York
$2.72M -$50K -1,200 -2%
OA
1009
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$2.72M +$7.5K +180 +0.3%
GWM
1010
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$2.72M +$65K +1,560 +3%
CAM
1011
Covenant Asset Management
New Jersey
$2.69M -$130K -3,120 -5%
FFEC
1012
First Financial Equity Corporation
Arizona
$2.69M +$2.56M +61,420 New
SI
1013
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$2.69M +$462K +11,080 +22%
SNT
1014
Security National Trust
West Virginia
$2.68M +$173K +4,160 +7%
FWCM
1015
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$2.67M -$12.5K -300 -0.5%
WCA
1016
Westover Capital Advisors
Delaware
$2.67M -$37.5K -900 -1%
HI
1017
Handelsinvest Investeringsforvaltning
Denmark
$2.66M – – –
MWVC
1018
Morgens Waterfall Vintiadis & Co
New York
$2.66M +$2.5M +60,000 New
FAM
1019
Foresters Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.66M -$359K -8,620 -16%
Assenagon Asset Management
1020
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$2.65M -$127M -3,048,240 -98%
BST
1021
Bath Savings Trust
Maine
$2.64M -$141K -3,380 -5%
PM
1022
Precept Management
Texas
$2.62M – – –
SCI
1023
Stableford Capital II
Arizona
$2.61M +$136K +3,260 +6%
MWM
1024
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$2.6M +$232K +5,560 +10%
LCM
1025
Liberty Capital Management
Michigan
$2.6M -$28.3K -680 -1%
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AMZN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

1,857 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Amazon (AMZN) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $268B — up 18% from $227B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 223 funds opened new AMZN positions and 79 closed out — a net gain of 144 holders — while 883 added to existing stakes and 562 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $18.8B. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $1.26B.

  • 1,857 institutional investors held Amazon (AMZN) as of Q1 2017, up from 1,733 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $268B of Amazon stock for Q1 2017, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 223 funds opened new Amazon positions in Q1 2017 and 79 closed out, a net change of +144 holders.
  • The largest Amazon buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $18.8B added.
  • The largest Amazon seller in Q1 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $1.26B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.