Alibaba
BABA
1,382 hedge funds and large institutions have $165B invested in Alibaba in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 152 funds opening new positions, 649 increasing their positions, 418 reducing their positions, and 120 closing their positions.
55% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 649 | Existing positions reduced: 418
27% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 152 | Existing positions closed: 120
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,358 → 1,382 (+24)
0.11% less ownership
Funds ownership: 39.16% → 39.05% (-0.11%)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $186B → $165B (-$21.1B)
16% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 233 → 196 (-37)
19% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.8B | Put options by funds: $13.3B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$1.31B |
| 2 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$591M |
| 3 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$534M |
| 4 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$527M |
| 5 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$504M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.53B |
| 2 |
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
|
-$1.15B |
| 3 |
HIM
Hillhouse Investment Management
Grand Cayman,
Cayman Islands
|
-$1.08B |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$929M |
| 5 |
NC
Northern Cross
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$669M |
BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
1,382 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $165B — down 11% from $186B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 152 funds opened new BABA positions and 120 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 649 added to existing stakes and 418 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Viking Global Investors, adding an estimated $1.31B. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $2.53B.
- 1,382 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q3 2018, up from 1,358 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $165B of Alibaba stock for Q3 2018, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 152 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q3 2018 and 120 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
- The largest Alibaba buyer in Q3 2018 was Viking Global Investors, an estimated $1.31B added.
- The largest Alibaba seller in Q3 2018 was State Street, an estimated $2.53B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.