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1,772 hedge funds and large institutions have $259B invested in Alibaba in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 192 funds opening new positions, 715 increasing their positions, 656 reducing their positions, and 169 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19.6B | Put options by funds: $15.5B

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 192 | Existing positions closed: 169

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $238B → $259B (+$21B)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 715 | Existing positions reduced: 656

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,756 → 1,772 (+16)

0.12% less ownership

Funds ownership: 5.72% → 5.61% (-0.12%)

1% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 349 → 346 (-3)

Holders
1,772
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+0.91%
% of All Funds
36.33%
Holding in Top 10
346
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-0.86%
% of All Funds
7.09%
New
192
Increased
715
Reduced
656
Closed
169
Calls
$19.6B
Puts
$15.5B
Net Calls
+$4.08B
Net Calls Change
+$9.38B

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$1.12B
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$1.06B
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$905M
4
Nordea Investment Management
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
+$900M
5
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
+$854M

Top Sellers

1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$5.31B
2
Temasek Holdings
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
-$2.51B
3
Baillie Gifford & Co
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
-$2.16B
4
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
-$1.23B
5
William Blair Investment Management
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
-$1.16B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Jennison Associates
26
Jennison Associates
New York
$2.05B -$1.05B -5,022,493 -35%
GQG Partners
27
GQG Partners
Florida
$1.95B +$75.5M +362,699 +4%
Franklin Resources
28
Franklin Resources
California
$1.88B +$123M +588,539 +9%
Deutsche Bank
29
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.83B -$54.9M -263,437 -3%
Ninety One (UK)
30
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.75B +$68.4M +328,388 +4%
Nordea Investment Management
31
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$1.65B +$900M +4,321,711 +130%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
32
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1.57B +$76M +365,175 +5%
Sands Capital Management
33
Sands Capital Management
Virginia
$1.5B -$375M -1,798,544 -21%
UBS Group
34
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.49B +$249M +1,195,147 +21%
CS
35
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.44B -$41.9M -201,039 -3%
HL
36
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
$1.43B +$329M +1,580,880 +31%
Royal Bank of Canada
37
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.37B +$266M +1,279,180 +25%
Ameriprise
38
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.34B -$3.76M -18,051 -0.3%
VAM
39
Vontobel Asset Management
New York
$1.31B -$46.8M -224,648 -4%
Federated Hermes
40
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$1.3B -$78.1M -374,925 -6%
Artisan Partners
41
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$1.3B +$159M +764,818 +15%
Bank of New York Mellon
42
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.26B +$255M +1,222,760 +26%
N
43
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.25B +$103M +492,875 +9%
Flossbach Von Storch
44
Flossbach Von Storch
Germany
$1.18B +$537M +2,577,134 +89%
Geode Capital Management
45
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.12B +$111M +532,165 +11%
Arrowstreet Capital
46
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$1.1B +$719M +3,454,699 +208%
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
47
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
$1.08B +$849M +4,076,000 +441%
American Century Companies
48
American Century Companies
Missouri
$1.08B +$93.1M +447,040 +10%
AAMU
49
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$1.04B -$108M -516,513 -10%
Swiss National Bank
50
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.04B +$133M +640,059 +15%
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BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

1,772 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $259B — up 8.9% from $238B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 192 funds opened new BABA positions and 169 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 715 added to existing stakes and 656 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $1.12B. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $5.31B.

  • 1,772 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q2 2020, up from 1,756 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $259B of Alibaba stock for Q2 2020, up 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 192 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q2 2020 and 169 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest Alibaba buyer in Q2 2020 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $1.12B added.
  • The largest Alibaba seller in Q2 2020 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $5.31B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.