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891 hedge funds and large institutions have $96.7B invested in Alibaba in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 148 funds opening new positions, 376 increasing their positions, 243 reducing their positions, and 60 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

147% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 148 | Existing positions closed: 60

55% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 376 | Existing positions reduced: 243

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $75.6B → $96.7B (+$21.1B)

28% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 115 → 147 (+32)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 816 → 891 (+75)

1.46% more ownership

Funds ownership: 35.45% → 36.9% (+1.5%)

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.06B | Put options by funds: $4.3B

Holders
891
Holders Change
+75
Holders Change %
+9.19%
% of All Funds
22.18%
Holding in Top 10
147
Holding in Top 10 Change
+32
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+27.83%
% of All Funds
3.66%
New
148
Increased
376
Reduced
243
Closed
60
Calls
$3.06B
Puts
$4.3B
Net Calls
-$1.24B
Net Calls Change
-$1.23B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$5.58B
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$471M
3
William Blair Investment Management
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
+$316M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$265M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$253M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$760M
2
SLG
Silver Lake Group
California
-$204M
3
TCM
Tybourne Capital Management
Hong Kong
-$199M
4
NC
Northern Cross
Massachusetts
-$174M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$151M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HT
451
HAP Trading
New York
$2.79M -$5M -49,178 -66%
BSA
452
Braun Stacey Associates
New York
$2.74M +$312K +3,067 +14%
PAM
453
Private Asset Management
California
$2.7M -$51.2K -503 -2%
IA
454
IFP Advisors
Florida
$2.6M +$102K +1,001 +4%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
455
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$2.54M +$1.45M +14,267 +154%
AGA
456
Altrinsic Global Advisors
Connecticut
$2.5M – – –
GI
457
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$2.47M +$2.33M +22,880 New
ACM
458
Adalta Capital Management
New York
$2.41M +$2.27M +22,318 New
FFEC
459
First Financial Equity Corporation
Arizona
$2.39M +$2.22M +21,855 New
RGI
460
River Global Investors
United Kingdom
$2.38M +$30.5K +300 +1%
AW
461
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$2.37M +$619K +6,087 +38%
CSS
462
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$2.35M +$1.91M +18,812 +630%
GLAM
463
Gardner Lewis Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$2.33M +$1.04M +10,230 +90%
MFM
464
Marianas Fund Management
New York
$2.31M +$2.18M +21,400 New
MAM
465
Morse Asset Management
Connecticut
$2.28M +$2.15M +21,103 New
NSAM
466
North Star Asset Management
Wisconsin
$2.26M +$55K +540 +3%
ZCI
467
Zevenbergen Capital Investments
Washington
$2.25M -$2.54K -25 -0.1%
VKH
468
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$2.16M +$1.51M +14,846 +286%
TAF
469
Tredje AP-fonden
Sweden
$2.16M +$2.04M +20,000 New
WA
470
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$2.15M -$41.6K -409 -2%
BC
471
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$2.12M +$585K +5,747 +41%
ACM
472
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$2.1M +$289K +2,842 +17%
NIP
473
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
$2.07M +$1.95M +19,170 New
ICRM
474
Insight Capital Research & Management
California
$2.03M +$1.91M +18,799 New
AGM
475
Alpine Global Management
New York
$2.02M +$1.91M +18,765 New
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BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

891 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $96.7B — up 28% from $75.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 148 funds opened new BABA positions and 60 closed out — a net gain of 88 holders — while 376 added to existing stakes and 243 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $5.58B. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $760M.

  • 891 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q1 2017, up from 816 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $96.7B of Alibaba stock for Q1 2017, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 148 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q1 2017 and 60 closed out, a net change of +88 holders.
  • The largest Alibaba buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $5.58B added.
  • The largest Alibaba seller in Q1 2017 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $760M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.