Amazon
AMZN
3,167 hedge funds and large institutions have $570B invested in Amazon in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 305 funds opening new positions, 1,784 increasing their positions, 873 reducing their positions, and 112 closing their positions.
172% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 305 | Existing positions closed: 112
104% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,784 | Existing positions reduced: 873
43% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 903 → 1,293 (+390)
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $518B → $570B (+$51.1B)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 3,020 → 3,167 (+147)
2.1% more ownership
Funds ownership: 56.59% → 58.7% (+2.1%)
16% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $32.1B | Put options by funds: $38B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.77B |
| 2 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$1.54B |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$1.17B |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.09B |
| 5 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$843M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.25B |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.24B |
| 3 |
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Frankfurt,
Germany
|
-$1.14B |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$946M |
| 5 |
UFM
Ursa Fund Management
Danville,
California
|
-$863M |
AMZN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
3,167 of the 4,547 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Amazon (AMZN) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $570B — up 9.9% from $518B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 305 funds opened new AMZN positions and 112 closed out — a net gain of 193 holders — while 1,784 added to existing stakes and 873 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $1.77B. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $1.25B.
- 3,167 institutional investors held Amazon (AMZN) as of Q1 2020, up from 3,020 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $570B of Amazon stock for Q1 2020, up 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 305 funds opened new Amazon positions in Q1 2020 and 112 closed out, a net change of +193 holders.
- The largest Amazon buyer in Q1 2020 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $1.77B added.
- The largest Amazon seller in Q1 2020 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $1.25B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.