Amazon
AMZN
2,299 hedge funds and large institutions have $406B invested in Amazon in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 211 funds opening new positions, 961 increasing their positions, 922 reducing their positions, and 105 closing their positions.
101% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 211 | Existing positions closed: 105
18% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 586 → 690 (+104)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,220 → 2,299 (+79)
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 961 | Existing positions reduced: 922
2.74% less ownership
Funds ownership: 60.67% → 57.93% (-2.7%)
27% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $22.5B | Put options by funds: $30.6B
53% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $14.3B | Capital outflows: $30.5B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$1.23B |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$960M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$937M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$935M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$729M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$6.1B |
| 2 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$2.59B |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$2.54B |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.11B |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.05B |
AMZN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
2,299 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Amazon (AMZN) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $406B — up 19% from $342B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 211 funds opened new AMZN positions and 105 closed out — a net gain of 106 holders — while 961 added to existing stakes and 922 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $1.23B. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $6.1B.
- 2,299 institutional investors held Amazon (AMZN) as of Q1 2018, up from 2,220 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $406B of Amazon stock for Q1 2018, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 211 funds opened new Amazon positions in Q1 2018 and 105 closed out, a net change of +106 holders.
- The largest Amazon buyer in Q1 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $1.23B added.
- The largest Amazon seller in Q1 2018 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $6.1B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.