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1,893 hedge funds and large institutions have $148B invested in Alibaba in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 204 funds opening new positions, 786 increasing their positions, 635 reducing their positions, and 170 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $38.3B | Put options by funds: $30.2B

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 786 | Existing positions reduced: 635

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 204 | Existing positions closed: 170

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,878 → 1,893 (+15)

1.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 4.13% → 3.03% (-1.1%)

1% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 220 → 217 (-3)

26% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $201B → $148B (-$52.6B)

Holders
1,893
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+0.8%
% of All Funds
32.95%
Holding in Top 10
217
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-1.36%
% of All Funds
3.78%
New
204
Increased
786
Reduced
635
Closed
170
Calls
$38.3B
Puts
$30.2B
Net Calls
+$8.1B
Net Calls Change
+$6.73B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$1.31B
2
GQG Partners
GQG Partners
Florida
+$738M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$631M
4
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
+$599M
5
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
+$489M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$16.4B
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$6.29B
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$3.66B
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$2.65B
5
Legal & General Group
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
-$2.25B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ICP
251
Indus Capital Partners
New York
$55.3M -$4.86M -21,878 -8%
CA
252
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$54.8M -$7.65M -34,450 -12%
ROIC
253
Route One Investment Company
California
$54.7M +$27.1M +121,850 +102%
Osaic Holdings
254
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$54.5M +$2.44M +10,997 +5%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
255
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$54M +$17.6M +79,007 +50%
IC
256
Iconiq Capital
California
$53.8M – – –
HIP
257
Hengistbury Investment Partners
United Kingdom
$53.4M -$36.7M -165,000 -41%
OCAM
258
Owl Creek Asset Management
New York
$53M -$29M -130,560 -36%
Credit Agricole
259
Credit Agricole
France
$52.1M +$5.41M +24,329 +12%
HAM
260
HHR Asset Management
New Jersey
$50.7M +$6.87M +30,900 +16%
CAM
261
Crake Asset Management
United Kingdom
$50.5M -$138M -622,126 -74%
BTP
262
Bloom Tree Partners
New York
$50.2M +$281K +1,263 +0.6%
KC
263
Keenan Capital
California
$50M – – –
ACL
264
APEIRON Capital Ltd
Hong Kong
$48.8M +$2.22M +10,000 +5%
KA
265
Kerrisdale Advisers
Florida
$48.1M -$28.1M -126,367 -37%
KAS
266
Kemnay Advisory Services
New York
$47.9M +$6.55M +29,463 +16%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
267
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$47.7M +$444K +1,997 +1%
WBC
268
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$47.3M +$1.08M +4,844 +2%
HFM
269
Harvest Fund Management
China
$45.9M +$19.9M +89,702 +77%
BGI
270
BlueDrive Global Investors
United Kingdom
$45.6M – – –
BBVA
271
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$45.5M -$18.4M -82,975 -29%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
272
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$44.6M -$1.9M -8,567 -4%
BAMF
273
BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab
Denmark
$44.5M -$21.2M -95,463 -33%
Group One Trading
274
Group One Trading
Illinois
$44.5M +$36.1M +162,278 +480%
IAM
275
Infusive Asset Management
New York
$44.1M +$3.66M +16,451 +9%
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BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

1,893 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $148B — down 26% from $201B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 204 funds opened new BABA positions and 170 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 786 added to existing stakes and 635 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $1.31B. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $16.4B.

  • 1,893 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q2 2021, up from 1,878 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $148B of Alibaba stock for Q2 2021, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 204 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q2 2021 and 170 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
  • The largest Alibaba buyer in Q2 2021 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $1.31B added.
  • The largest Alibaba seller in Q2 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $16.4B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.