Amazon
AMZN
1,482 hedge funds and large institutions have $183B invested in Amazon in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 166 funds opening new positions, 635 increasing their positions, 529 reducing their positions, and 142 closing their positions.
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 635 | Existing positions reduced: 529
17% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 166 | Existing positions closed: 142
10% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.31B | Put options by funds: $5.72B
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,477 → 1,482 (+5)
13% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $211B → $183B (-$28.4B)
29% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 370 → 261 (-109)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
|
+$30.9B |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$1.21B |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$706M |
| 4 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$494M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$399M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tiger Global Management
New York
|
-$1.22B |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$453M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$383M |
| 4 |
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$346M |
| 5 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$340M |
AMZN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
1,482 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Amazon (AMZN) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $183B — down 13% from $211B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 166 funds opened new AMZN positions and 142 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 635 added to existing stakes and 529 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Royal London Asset Management, adding an estimated $30.9B. The largest seller was Tiger Global Management, cutting an estimated $1.22B.
- 1,482 institutional investors held Amazon (AMZN) as of Q1 2016, up from 1,477 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $183B of Amazon stock for Q1 2016, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 166 funds opened new Amazon positions in Q1 2016 and 142 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
- The largest Amazon buyer in Q1 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $30.9B added.
- The largest Amazon seller in Q1 2016 was Tiger Global Management, an estimated $1.22B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.