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695 hedge funds and large institutions have $44.4B invested in Alibaba in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 124 funds opening new positions, 310 increasing their positions, 176 reducing their positions, and 102 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

76% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 310 | Existing positions reduced: 176

22% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 124 | Existing positions closed: 102

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 682 → 695 (+13)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $43.1B → $44.4B (+$1.26B)

0.65% more ownership

Funds ownership: 21% → 21.66% (+0.65%)

9% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.54B | Put options by funds: $3.91B

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 66 → 61 (-5)

Holders
695
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+1.91%
% of All Funds
18.73%
Holding in Top 10
61
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-7.58%
% of All Funds
1.64%
New
124
Increased
310
Reduced
176
Closed
102
Calls
$3.54B
Puts
$3.91B
Net Calls
-$371M
Net Calls Change
+$367M

Top Buyers

1
NC
Northern Cross
Massachusetts
+$970M
2
Baillie Gifford & Co
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
+$591M
3
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
+$561M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$434M
5
Primecap Management
Primecap Management
California
+$347M

Top Sellers

1
DM
DST Managers
Cayman Islands
-$2.04B
2
Tiger Global Management
Tiger Global Management
New York
-$567M
3
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates
New York
-$457M
4
SFM
Soros Fund Management
New York
-$377M
5
GA
General Atlantic
New York
-$276M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
THCM
726
Tipp Hill Capital Management
New York
– -$4.16M -50,000 Closed
HPA
727
Hilltop Park Associates
New York
– -$3.75M -45,000 Closed
RCM
728
Riverloft Capital Management
Florida
– -$3.75M -45,000 Closed
Janney Montgomery Scott
729
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
– -$3.6M -43,187 Closed
BAAM
730
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
– -$3.53M -42,450 Closed
QIM
731
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
– -$3.43M -41,200 Closed
TG
732
TCW Group
California
– -$3.35M -40,306 Closed
ROTUOC
733
Regents of the University of California
California
– -$2.9M -34,900 Closed
KCM
734
Keywise Capital Management
Cayman Islands
– -$2.68M -32,153 Closed
MUSU
735
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA)
New York
– -$2.66M -32,000 Closed
UPA
736
Union Point Advisors
California
– -$2.63M -31,595 Closed
ACM
737
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
– -$2.59M -31,078 Closed
MCTP
738
MPAM Credit Trading Partners
Ohio
– -$2.33M -28,000 Closed
CWM
739
Catamount Wealth Management
Connecticut
– -$2.04M -24,455 Closed
FA
740
FDx Advisors
Illinois
– -$2.02M -24,300 Closed
GIP
741
Granite Investment Partners
California
– -$1.98M -23,781 Closed
AGM
742
Alpine Global Management
New York
– -$1.94M -23,326 Closed
PC
743
PointState Capital
New York
– -$1.68M -20,200 Closed
EC
744
EJF Capital
Virginia
– -$1.72M -20,000 Closed
PWPCM
745
Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management
New York
– -$1.63M -19,620 Closed
LI
746
Longer Investments
Arkansas
– -$1.38M -16,565 Closed
NEIRG
747
New England Investment & Retirement Group
Massachusetts
– -$1.28M -15,376 Closed
BACM
748
Blue Arrow Capital Management
New York
– -$1.2M -14,400 Closed
CL
749
CSS LLC
Illinois
– -$1.15M -13,402 Closed
FMA
750
FNY Managed Accounts
New York
– -$791K -9,500 Closed
28 29
30
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BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

695 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $44.4B — up 2.9% from $43.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 124 funds opened new BABA positions and 102 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 310 added to existing stakes and 176 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northern Cross, opening a new position worth an estimated $970M. The largest seller was DST Managers, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.04B sold.

  • 695 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q2 2015, up from 682 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $44.4B of Alibaba stock for Q2 2015, up 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 124 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q2 2015 and 102 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest Alibaba buyer in Q2 2015 was Northern Cross, an estimated $970M added.
  • The largest Alibaba seller in Q2 2015 was DST Managers, an estimated $2.04B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.