Alibaba
BABA
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$2.19B |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.04B |
| 3 |
GQG Partners
Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida
|
+$1.38B |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.05B |
| 5 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$713M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$3.44B |
| 2 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$836M |
| 3 |
Tiger Global Management
New York
|
-$800M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$771M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$652M |
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.