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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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

Holders
1,757
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-0.45%
% of All Funds
38.71%
Holding in Top 10
349
Holding in Top 10 Change
+9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+2.65%
% of All Funds
7.69%
New
191
Increased
713
Reduced
669
Closed
176
Calls
$9.55B
Puts
$14.8B
Net Calls
-$5.3B
Net Calls Change
-$700M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Nomura Holdings
Nomura Holdings
Japan
+$1.65B
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$927M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$731M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$679M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$598M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$1.55B
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$1.32B
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$626M
4
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
-$541M
5
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
United Kingdom
-$537M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
26
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.83B +$57.6M +275,980 +3%
Deutsche Bank
27
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.7B -$130M -622,820 -7%
Sands Capital Management
28
Sands Capital Management
Virginia
$1.7B -$414M -1,982,851 -18%
GQG Partners
29
GQG Partners
Florida
$1.69B +$218M +1,043,452 +14%
Nomura Holdings
30
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$1.58B +$1.65B +7,905,998 +2,103%
Goldman Sachs
31
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.52B +$227M +1,089,436 +16%
Ninety One (UK)
32
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.52B -$57.5M -275,708 -3%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
33
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1.35B +$76.4M +366,203 +6%
Franklin Resources
34
Franklin Resources
California
$1.34B -$40.9M -195,968 -3%
CS
35
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.34B -$4.11M -19,704 -0.3%
Federated Hermes
36
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$1.25B +$65.1M +311,931 +5%
VAM
37
Vontobel Asset Management
New York
$1.23B -$123M -587,405 -9%
LPC
38
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
$1.23B +$20.2M +96,801 +2%
Ameriprise
39
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.21B -$110M -526,652 -8%
UBS Group
40
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.11B +$559M +2,676,733 +88%
William Blair Investment Management
41
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$1.09B -$15.5M -74,107 -1%
Wells Fargo
42
Wells Fargo
California
$1.08B -$108M -515,730 -8%
AAMU
43
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$1.04B -$92.3M -442,325 -8%
N
44
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.03B +$33.6M +161,068 +3%
Artisan Partners
45
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$1.02B +$588M +2,819,497 +116%
Royal Bank of Canada
46
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$989M -$202M -967,342 -16%
HL
47
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
$982M -$119M -570,748 -10%
APG Asset Management
48
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$916M -$3.65M -17,500 -0.4%
Geode Capital Management
49
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$907M +$94.2M +451,369 +11%
Bank of New York Mellon
50
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$900M +$161M +769,545 +20%
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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.