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1,765 hedge funds and large institutions have $266B invested in Alibaba in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 346 funds opening new positions, 664 increasing their positions, 557 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

355% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 346 | Existing positions closed: 76

32% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 257 → 340 (+83)

32% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $202B → $266B (+$64B)

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 664 | Existing positions reduced: 557

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,520 → 1,765 (+245)

0.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 5.79% → 5.75% (-0.04%)

27% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12.5B | Put options by funds: $17.1B

Holders
1,765
Holders Change
+245
Holders Change %
+16.12%
% of All Funds
34.77%
Holding in Top 10
340
Holding in Top 10 Change
+83
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+32.3%
% of All Funds
6.7%
New
346
Increased
664
Reduced
557
Closed
76
Calls
$12.5B
Puts
$17.1B
Net Calls
-$4.6B
Net Calls Change
-$5.56B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$2.19B
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.04B
3
GQG Partners
GQG Partners
Florida
+$1.38B
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$1.05B
5
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$713M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$3.44B
2
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$836M
3
Tiger Global Management
Tiger Global Management
New York
-$800M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$771M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$652M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SAM
376
Scopus Asset Management
New York
$31.8M +$19.8M +105,761 +239%
CGM
377
Capital Growth Management
Massachusetts
$31.8M +$28.1M +150,000 New
ASC
378
Atalanta Sosnoff Capital
New York
$31.6M +$346K +1,846 +1%
CM
379
Castleark Management
Illinois
$31.6M +$5.87M +31,275 +27%
SR
380
Sloane Robinson
United Kingdom
$31.3M -$16.6M -88,300 -37%
JMPWA
381
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$31M +$7.86M +41,886 +40%
TAM
382
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$31M +$25.2M +134,183 +1,142%
Credit Agricole
383
Credit Agricole
France
$30.9M +$1.08M +5,743 +4%
TG
384
TCW Group
California
$30.5M -$3.22M -17,147 -11%
AC
385
Athos Capital
Hong Kong
$29.9M +$26.5M +140,965 New
WT
386
Washington Trust
Rhode Island
$29.4M -$138K -736 -0.5%
RGI
387
River Global Investors
United Kingdom
$29.4M +$4.47M +23,806 +21%
BCM
388
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$29.3M +$3.28M +17,495 +15%
TWI
389
Thomas White International
Illinois
$29.2M -$613K -3,265 -2%
MIH
390
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$29.1M +$168K +895 +0.7%
OAM
391
Ostrum Asset Management
France
$29M +$17.5M +93,500 +216%
H
392
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$29M +$2.41M +12,842 +10%
LTFS
393
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$29M +$587K +3,131 +2%
TAM
394
Todd Asset Management
Kentucky
$28.9M +$4.63M +24,668 +22%
CAM
395
Crake Asset Management
United Kingdom
$28.5M +$25.2M +134,350 New
BCV
396
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Switzerland
$27.9M +$24.7M +131,562 New
AWG
397
Alpha Wave Global
New York
$27.7M -$3.51M -18,717 -13%
MCM
398
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$27.6M +$24M +127,712 +5,160%
HLC
399
Hunt Lane Capital
New York
$27.6M -$938K -5,000 -4%
BHC
400
Bowen Hanes & Co
Florida
$27.6M +$24.4M +130,000 New
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BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

1,765 of the 5,076 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $266B — up 32% from $202B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 346 funds opened new BABA positions and 76 closed out — a net gain of 270 holders — while 664 added to existing stakes and 557 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $2.19B. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $3.44B.

  • 1,765 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q4 2019, up from 1,520 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $266B of Alibaba stock for Q4 2019, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 346 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q4 2019 and 76 closed out, a net change of +270 holders.
  • The largest Alibaba buyer in Q4 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $2.19B added.
  • The largest Alibaba seller in Q4 2019 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $3.44B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.