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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
Sands Capital Management
26
Sands Capital Management
Virginia
$2.27B -$118M -628,444 -6%
Deutsche Bank
27
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.99B +$303M +1,613,347 +21%
Northern Trust
28
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.93B +$238M +1,269,513 +16%
Ninety One (UK)
29
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.71B +$34M +180,943 +2%
GQG Partners
30
GQG Partners
Florida
$1.62B +$1.38B +7,361,567 +2,641%
Franklin Resources
31
Franklin Resources
California
$1.5B -$7.66M -40,798 -0.6%
CS
32
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.46B +$187M +997,400 +17%
VAM
33
Vontobel Asset Management
New York
$1.46B +$65.1M +346,688 +5%
Ameriprise
34
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.43B -$89.3M -475,704 -7%
Goldman Sachs
35
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.43B -$652M -3,474,367 -34%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
36
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1.39B +$155M +828,521 +14%
LPC
37
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
$1.32B -$198M -1,052,776 -14%
Federated Hermes
38
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$1.3B +$237M +1,263,997 +26%
Wells Fargo
39
Wells Fargo
California
$1.29B +$278M +1,479,101 +32%
Royal Bank of Canada
40
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.28B +$444M +2,365,227 +64%
AAMU
41
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$1.23B +$152M +808,543 +16%
William Blair Investment Management
42
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$1.2B -$60M -319,588 -5%
HL
43
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
$1.19B -$44.2M -235,387 -4%
Janus Henderson Group
44
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$1.13B -$84.9M -452,379 -8%
ECU
45
Egerton Capital (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.09B -$70.2M -374,136 -7%
N
46
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.09B +$107M +570,813 +13%
Susquehanna International Group
47
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.01B -$239M -1,271,991 -21%
American Century Companies
48
American Century Companies
Missouri
$949M +$59.6M +317,488 +8%
GIM
49
Genesis Investment Management
United Kingdom
$927M -$27.2M -144,971 -3%
APG Asset Management
50
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$894M +$84.8M +451,700 +11%
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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.