Alibaba
BABA
756 hedge funds and large institutions have $53.6B invested in Alibaba in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 233 funds opening new positions, 274 increasing their positions, 169 reducing their positions, and 72 closing their positions.
224% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 233 | Existing positions closed: 72
67% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $32.1B → $53.6B (+$21.6B)
62% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 274 | Existing positions reduced: 169
45% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 51 → 74 (+23)
25% more funds holding
Funds holding: 603 → 756 (+153)
4.6% more ownership
Funds ownership: 21.93% → 26.53% (+4.6%)
2% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.38B | Put options by funds: $4.28B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$1.44B |
| 2 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
+$782M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$683M |
| 4 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$538M |
| 5 |
BG
BlackRock Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$512M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$888M |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$813M |
| 3 |
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
|
-$422M |
| 4 |
TCM
Tybourne Capital Management
Hong Kong
|
-$295M |
| 5 |
SLG
Silver Lake Group
Menlo Park,
California
|
-$253M |
BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
756 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $53.6B — up 67% from $32.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 233 funds opened new BABA positions and 72 closed out — a net gain of 161 holders — while 274 added to existing stakes and 169 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, adding an estimated $1.44B. The largest seller was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), exiting entirely with an estimated $888M sold.
- 756 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q4 2015, up from 603 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $53.6B of Alibaba stock for Q4 2015, up 67% quarter-over-quarter.
- 233 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q4 2015 and 72 closed out, a net change of +161 holders.
- The largest Alibaba buyer in Q4 2015 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $1.44B added.
- The largest Alibaba seller in Q4 2015 was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), an estimated $888M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.