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891 hedge funds and large institutions have $96.7B invested in Alibaba in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 148 funds opening new positions, 376 increasing their positions, 243 reducing their positions, and 60 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

147% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 148 | Existing positions closed: 60

55% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 376 | Existing positions reduced: 243

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $75.6B → $96.7B (+$21.1B)

28% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 115 → 147 (+32)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 816 → 891 (+75)

1.46% more ownership

Funds ownership: 35.45% → 36.9% (+1.5%)

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.06B | Put options by funds: $4.3B

Holders
891
Holders Change
+75
Holders Change %
+9.19%
% of All Funds
22.18%
Holding in Top 10
147
Holding in Top 10 Change
+32
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+27.83%
% of All Funds
3.66%
New
148
Increased
376
Reduced
243
Closed
60
Calls
$3.06B
Puts
$4.3B
Net Calls
-$1.24B
Net Calls Change
-$1.23B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$5.58B
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$471M
3
William Blair Investment Management
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
+$316M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$265M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$253M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$760M
2
SLG
Silver Lake Group
California
-$204M
3
TCM
Tybourne Capital Management
Hong Kong
-$199M
4
NC
Northern Cross
Massachusetts
-$174M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$151M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CPA
876
Clear Perspective Advisors
Illinois
$5K – – –
CP
877
Corbenic Partners
Pennsylvania
$5K – – –
VCM
878
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
$5K – – –
ABFS
879
Appropriate Balance Financial Services
Washington
$4.96K -$491K -4,828 -90%
OC
880
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$4K – – –
CCMW
881
Cypress Capital Management (Wyoming)
Wyoming
$3.23K – – –
SHJ
882
Sharkey, Howes & Javer
Colorado
$3K – – –
AF
883
Allworth Financial
California
$3K +$3.05K +30 New
HIM
884
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$2K -$2.04K -20 -50%
MSFP
885
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$2K +$102 +1 +4%
JT
886
Jump Trading
Illinois
$2K +$1.53K +15 New
HMS
887
Hanseatic Management Services
New Mexico
$2K +$1.73K +17 New
AP
888
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$22 +$21.1K +207 New
TCM
889
Tybourne Capital Management
Hong Kong
– -$199M -2,262,300 Closed
Los Angeles Capital Management
890
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
– -$121M -1,375,741 Closed
Viking Global Investors
891
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
– -$85.5M -973,930 Closed
JCAM
892
Jericho Capital Asset Management
New York
– -$74.6M -849,111 Closed
Voloridge Investment Management
893
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
– -$70.9M -807,609 Closed
HH
894
H7 Holdings
Virginia
– -$58.9M -670,753 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
895
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$44.1M -432,914 Closed
AS
896
AIA (Singapore)
Singapore
– -$36.1M -411,690 Closed
QIM
897
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
– -$28.1M -320,100 Closed
ACPU
898
Arrowgrass Capital Partners (US)
Delaware
– -$24.5M -240,937 Closed
PAAMCP
899
Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO)
California
– -$20.5M -233,530 Closed
OCAM
900
Owl Creek Asset Management
New York
– -$19.2M -218,565 Closed
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BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

891 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $96.7B — up 28% from $75.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 148 funds opened new BABA positions and 60 closed out — a net gain of 88 holders — while 376 added to existing stakes and 243 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $5.58B. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $760M.

  • 891 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q1 2017, up from 816 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $96.7B of Alibaba stock for Q1 2017, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 148 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q1 2017 and 60 closed out, a net change of +88 holders.
  • The largest Alibaba buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $5.58B added.
  • The largest Alibaba seller in Q1 2017 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $760M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.