Amazon
AMZN
1,480 hedge funds and large institutions have $212B invested in Amazon in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 269 funds opening new positions, 546 increasing their positions, 508 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.
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: $163B → $212B (+$49.7B)
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,288 → 1,480 (+192)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 546 | Existing positions reduced: 508
1.19% less ownership
Funds ownership: 67.91% → 66.72% (-1.2%)
27% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.44B | Put options by funds: $10.2B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.22B |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$386M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$367M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$257M |
| 5 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$232M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.18B |
| 2 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$945M |
| 3 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$694M |
| 4 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$617M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$418M |
AMZN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
1,480 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Amazon (AMZN) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $212B — up 31% from $163B 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 508 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.
- 1,480 institutional investors held Amazon (AMZN) as of Q4 2015, up from 1,288 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $212B 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.