Alibaba
BABA
1,757 hedge funds and large institutions have $238B invested in Alibaba in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 191 funds opening new positions, 713 increasing their positions, 669 reducing their positions, and 176 closing their positions.
3% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 340 → 349 (+9)
9% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 191 | Existing positions closed: 176
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 713 | Existing positions reduced: 669
0.03% less ownership
Funds ownership: 5.75% → 5.72% (-0.03%)
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,765 → 1,757 (-8)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $266B → $238B (-$28.1B)
36% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.55B | Put options by funds: $14.8B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$1.65B |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$927M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$731M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$679M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$598M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$1.55B |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$1.32B |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$626M |
| 4 |
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Frankfurt,
Germany
|
-$541M |
| 5 |
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$537M |
BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
1,757 of the 4,539 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $238B — down 11% from $266B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 191 funds opened new BABA positions and 176 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 713 added to existing stakes and 669 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Nomura Holdings, adding an estimated $1.65B. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $1.55B.
- 1,757 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q1 2020, down from 1,765 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $238B of Alibaba stock for Q1 2020, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 191 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q1 2020 and 176 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
- The largest Alibaba buyer in Q1 2020 was Nomura Holdings, an estimated $1.65B added.
- The largest Alibaba seller in Q1 2020 was Invesco, an estimated $1.55B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.