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1,878 hedge funds and large institutions have $201B invested in Alibaba in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 183 funds opening new positions, 787 increasing their positions, 721 reducing their positions, and 220 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 787 | Existing positions reduced: 721

5% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $27.3B | Put options by funds: $26B

0.57% less ownership

Funds ownership: 4.7% → 4.13% (-0.57%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,935 → 1,878 (-57)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $239B → $201B (-$37.7B)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 183 | Existing positions closed: 220

21% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 279 → 220 (-59)

Holders
1,878
Holders Change
-57
Holders Change %
-2.95%
% of All Funds
32.98%
Holding in Top 10
220
Holding in Top 10 Change
-59
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-21.15%
% of All Funds
3.86%
New
183
Increased
787
Reduced
721
Closed
220
Calls
$27.3B
Puts
$26B
Net Calls
+$1.36B
Net Calls Change
-$1.89B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$2.76B
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$1.63B
3
FP
Financial Perspectives
Minnesota
+$699M
4
N
Natixis
France
+$693M
5
Dodge & Cox
Dodge & Cox
California
+$681M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$14.4B
2
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$5.99B
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$1.76B
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.04B
5
California Public Employees Retirement System
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
-$1.01B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Deutsche Bank
26
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.67B -$67.1M -273,047 -4%
HSBC Holdings
27
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.58B -$436M -1,773,871 -20%
AAMU
28
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$1.37B +$92.4M +376,359 +7%
Geode Capital Management
29
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.35B +$112M +455,178 +8%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
30
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1.34B -$20.6M -83,900 -1%
Sands Capital Management
31
Sands Capital Management
Virginia
$1.32B +$111M +451,273 +8%
Dodge & Cox
32
Dodge & Cox
California
$1.28B +$681M +2,773,100 +97%
N
33
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.17B +$84.8M +345,270 +7%
Vontobel Holding
34
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$1.07B +$94.1M +383,049 +9%
Swiss National Bank
35
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.07B +$2.61M +10,632 +0.2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
36
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$1.05B +$1.78M +7,249 +0.2%
N
37
Natixis
France
$1.05B +$693M +2,820,713 +157%
Tiger Global Management
38
Tiger Global Management
New York
$1.02B – – –
Acadian Asset Management
39
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$996M -$233M -949,309 -18%
Wells Fargo
40
Wells Fargo
California
$965M +$93.9M +382,252 +10%
Ameriprise
41
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$961M -$27.6M -112,191 -3%
Lazard Asset Management
42
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$956M +$78.3M +318,903 +8%
GIM
43
Genesis Investment Management
United Kingdom
$933M +$65.2M +265,358 +7%
DSA
44
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$925M +$162M +660,077 +19%
Millennium Management
45
Millennium Management
New York
$914M -$22.2M -90,305 -2%
Vanguard Group
46
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$913M -$14.4B -58,632,065 -94%
HL
47
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
$888M +$272M +1,105,429 +39%
APG Asset Management
48
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$799M -$116M -473,583 -10%
DCP
49
DSM Capital Partners
Florida
$791M +$2.48M +10,110 +0.3%
Artisan Partners
50
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$785M -$448M -1,824,435 -35%
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BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

1,878 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $201B — down 16% from $239B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 220 funds closed out of BABA and 183 opened new positions — a net loss of 37 holders — while 721 trimmed existing stakes and 787 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $2.76B. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $14.4B.

  • 1,878 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q1 2021, down from 1,935 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $201B of Alibaba stock for Q1 2021, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 183 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q1 2021 and 220 closed out, a net change of -37 holders.
  • The largest Alibaba buyer in Q1 2021 was UBS Group, an estimated $2.76B added.
  • The largest Alibaba seller in Q1 2021 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $14.4B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.