Amazon
AMZN
2,686 hedge funds and large institutions have $495B invested in Amazon in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 182 funds opening new positions, 1,349 increasing their positions, 890 reducing their positions, and 96 closing their positions.
90% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 182 | Existing positions closed: 96
52% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,349 | Existing positions reduced: 890
18% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $21B | Capital outflows: $17.7B
9% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 839 → 917 (+78)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,636 → 2,686 (+50)
0.1% more ownership
Funds ownership: 56.52% → 56.62% (+0.1%)
20% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $27.7B | Put options by funds: $34.5B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$2.91B |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.27B |
| 3 |
Legal & General Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$851M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$840M |
| 5 |
Berkshire Hathaway
Omaha,
Nebraska
|
+$804M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$1.98B |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.93B |
| 3 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.32B |
| 4 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$940M |
| 5 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$850M |
AMZN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
2,686 of the 4,634 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Amazon (AMZN) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $495B — up 19% from $415B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 182 funds opened new AMZN positions and 96 closed out — a net gain of 86 holders — while 1,349 added to existing stakes and 890 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $2.91B. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $1.98B.
- 2,686 institutional investors held Amazon (AMZN) as of Q1 2019, up from 2,636 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $495B of Amazon stock for Q1 2019, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 182 funds opened new Amazon positions in Q1 2019 and 96 closed out, a net change of +86 holders.
- The largest Amazon buyer in Q1 2019 was Jane Street, an estimated $2.91B added.
- The largest Amazon seller in Q1 2019 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $1.98B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.