Amazon
AMZN
3,283 hedge funds and large institutions have $807B invested in Amazon in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 236 funds opening new positions, 1,495 increasing their positions, 1,279 reducing their positions, and 90 closing their positions.
162% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 236 | Existing positions closed: 90
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,495 | Existing positions reduced: 1,279
11% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1,294 → 1,435 (+141)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 3,169 → 3,283 (+114)
6% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $52B | Put options by funds: $48.8B
4% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $24.5B | Capital outflows: $23.6B
0.11% less ownership
Funds ownership: 58.7% → 58.59% (-0.11%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$2.16B |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$1.7B |
| 3 |
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$922M |
| 4 |
SoftBank Group
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$914M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$892M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$828M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$740M |
| 3 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$698M |
| 4 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$645M |
| 5 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$569M |
AMZN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
3,283 of the 4,890 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Amazon (AMZN) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $807B — up 42% from $570B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 236 funds opened new AMZN positions and 90 closed out — a net gain of 146 holders — while 1,495 added to existing stakes and 1,279 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $2.16B. The largest seller was Nuveen, cutting an estimated $828M.
- 3,283 institutional investors held Amazon (AMZN) as of Q2 2020, up from 3,169 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $807B of Amazon stock for Q2 2020, up 42% quarter-over-quarter.
- 236 funds opened new Amazon positions in Q2 2020 and 90 closed out, a net change of +146 holders.
- The largest Amazon buyer in Q2 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $2.16B added.
- The largest Amazon seller in Q2 2020 was Nuveen, an estimated $828M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.