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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
BHB
401
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$14.8M -$233K -1,047 -2%
M&T Bank
402
M&T Bank
New York
$14.7M -$1.94M -8,715 -12%
TI
403
Tidal Investments
Wisconsin
$14.6M -$2.79M -12,550 -16%
ERSOT
404
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$14.6M +$4.15M +18,700 +41%
WCP
405
Welch Capital Partners
New York
$14.5M – – –
VOYA Investment Management
406
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$14.5M -$42.3M -190,498 -75%
NC
407
Noked Capital
Israel
$14.5M +$11.1M +49,870 +359%
NI
408
Noked Israel
Israel
$14.5M +$11.1M +49,870 +359%
SAM
409
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$14.4M +$3.08M +13,885 +28%
EMPI
410
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$14.4M – – –
GA
411
GFS Advisors
Texas
$14.3M +$3.44M +15,485 +32%
TAA
412
TB Alternative Assets
Cayman Islands
$14.3M -$8.32M -37,450 -37%
TCA
413
Teewinot Capital Advisers
New York
$14.2M – – –
PA
414
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$14.1M +$333K +1,497 +2%
KAS
415
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$14M +$878K +3,951 +7%
Fayez Sarofim & Co
416
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$13.8M +$784K +3,528 +6%
HAM
417
Honeycomb Asset Management
New York
$13.8M +$13.6M +61,000 New
KPCM
418
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$13.8M +$769K +3,459 +6%
MFAM
419
Motley Fool Asset Management
Virginia
$13.6M – – –
OPFM
420
Optimus Prime Fund Management
Cayman Islands
$13.6M – – –
B
421
BP
United Kingdom
$13.6M -$94K -423 -0.7%
Simplex Trading
422
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$13.5M +$3.81M +17,159 +40%
AIS
423
AM Investment Strategies
Tennessee
$13.5M +$208K +935 +2%
QF
424
QVT Financial
New York
$13.1M – – –
Principal Financial Group
425
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$12.9M -$15.9M -71,392 -56%
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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.