Amazon
AMZN
988 hedge funds and large institutions have $100B invested in Amazon in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 92 funds opening new positions, 433 increasing their positions, 349 reducing their positions, and 130 closing their positions.
24% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 433 | Existing positions reduced: 349
13% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.61B | Put options by funds: $3.21B
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $103B → $100B (-$2.97B)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,032 → 988 (-44)
24% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 88 → 67 (-21)
29% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 92 | Existing positions closed: 130
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$1.28B |
| 2 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$917M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$777M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$577M |
| 5 |
DSA
Davis Selected Advisers
Tucson,
Arizona
|
+$394M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$911M |
| 2 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$280M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$258M |
| 4 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$258M |
| 5 |
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$254M |
AMZN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
988 of the 3,491 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Amazon (AMZN) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $100B — down 2.9% from $103B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 130 funds closed out of AMZN and 92 opened new positions — a net loss of 38 holders — while 349 trimmed existing stakes and 433 added.
The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, adding an estimated $1.28B. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $911M.
- 988 institutional investors held Amazon (AMZN) as of Q2 2014, down from 1,032 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $100B of Amazon stock for Q2 2014, down 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 92 funds opened new Amazon positions in Q2 2014 and 130 closed out, a net change of -38 holders.
- The largest Amazon buyer in Q2 2014 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $1.28B added.
- The largest Amazon seller in Q2 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $911M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.