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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
RRCP
526
Rip Road Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$12.7M +$11.2M +59,718 New
HCM
527
Horiko Capital Management
New York
$12.6M +$528K +2,815 +5%
IG
528
Ithaka Group
Virginia
$12.5M -$4.02M -21,443 -27%
LFAS
529
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$12.5M +$154K +819 +8%
OAM
530
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$12.4M +$280K +1,493 +3%
RG
531
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
$12.3M -$1.17M -6,224 -10%
BHB
532
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$12.1M -$159K -847 -1%
DLG
533
Daniel L. Goodwin
$12.1M -$18K -96 -0.2%
AHC
534
Adell Harriman & Carpenter
Texas
$12.1M -$538K -2,865 -5%
SWM
535
Selective Wealth Management
Virginia
$12.1M – – –
MAM
536
Mark Asset Management
New York
$11.9M -$735K -3,916 -7%
PPCM
537
Pillar Pacific Capital Management
California
$11.7M -$108K -575 -1%
SA
538
swisspartners Advisors
Switzerland
$11.7M +$10.3M +54,996 New
JFA
539
Johanson Financial Advisors
California
$11.7M +$462M +2,460,030 +20,841%
UCFA
540
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$11.6M +$2.45M +13,032 +31%
FAAS
541
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$11.5M -$3.19K -17 -0%
IMC Chicago
542
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$11.4M +$10.1M +53,719 New
Rockefeller Capital Management
543
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$11.3M +$3.07M +16,351 +44%
Walleye Trading
544
Walleye Trading
New York
$11.3M +$3.77M +20,079 +60%
PP
545
Palladium Partners
Virginia
$11M +$9.69M +51,666 New
NMC
546
Nine Masts Capital
Hong Kong
$10.9M +$9.64M +51,372 New
CCM
547
Covington Capital Management
California
$10.9M +$1.09M +5,825 +13%
B
548
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$10.9M +$955K +5,089 +11%
DFO
549
Duquesne Family Office
New York
$10.8M -$80.7M -430,012 -89%
MML Investors Services
550
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$10.7M +$610K +3,252 +7%
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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.