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1,879 hedge funds and large institutions have $201B invested in Alibaba in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 183 funds opening new positions, 788 increasing their positions, 721 reducing their positions, and 220 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 788 | Existing positions reduced: 721

5% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $27.3B | Put options by funds: $26B

0.57% less ownership

Funds ownership: 4.7% → 4.13% (-0.57%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,936 → 1,879 (-57)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $239B → $201B (-$37.7B)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 183 | Existing positions closed: 220

21% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 279 → 220 (-59)

Holders
1,879
Holders Change
-57
Holders Change %
-2.94%
% of All Funds
32.99%
Holding in Top 10
220
Holding in Top 10 Change
-59
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-21.15%
% of All Funds
3.86%
New
183
Increased
788
Reduced
721
Closed
220
Calls
$27.3B
Puts
$26B
Net Calls
+$1.36B
Net Calls Change
-$1.89B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$2.76B
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$1.63B
3
FP
Financial Perspectives
Minnesota
+$699M
4
N
Natixis
France
+$693M
5
Dodge & Cox
Dodge & Cox
California
+$681M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$14.4B
2
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$5.99B
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$1.76B
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.04B
5
California Public Employees Retirement System
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
-$1.01B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PFS
901
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.9M +$624K +2,541 +43%
SFA
902
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
$1.9M -$4.6M -18,733 -69%
FAIM
903
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$1.9M +$576K +2,344 +39%
CCM
904
Canal Capital Management
Virginia
$1.89M +$307K +1,249 +18%
IFWM
905
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.88M +$169K +687 +9%
VCA
906
Verdence Capital Advisors
Maryland
$1.87M +$717K +2,919 +55%
CC
907
Cannell & Co
New York
$1.87M +$65.1K +265 +3%
CWM
908
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$1.86M +$83.3K +339 +4%
AW
909
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$1.86M -$324K -1,321 -14%
WCM
910
Weld Capital Management
New York
$1.85M +$2M +8,159 New
AA
911
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$1.85M +$2M +8,150 New
CFB
912
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$1.85M -$17.1M -69,773 -90%
BFEC
913
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1.84M -$16.9K -69 -0.8%
SA
914
Strategic Advisors
New York
$1.84M -$346K -1,408 -15%
AAM
915
Auxier Asset Management
Oregon
$1.84M +$1.65M +6,699 +468%
SI
916
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$1.84M -$159K -647 -7%
CC
917
Clearline Capital
New York
$1.84M +$1.99M +8,100 New
LS
918
Leelyn Smith
Illinois
$1.83M +$1.9M +7,739 +2,180%
SCM
919
Seascape Capital Management
New Hampshire
$1.82M +$396K +1,611 +25%
UIA
920
UG Investment Advisers
Taiwan
$1.81M -$11.1M -45,075 -85%
RWM
921
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
$1.81M +$692K +2,817 +54%
AIC
922
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$1.81M +$58.9K +240 +3%
HW
923
Hamilton Wealth
California
$1.81M -$1.52M -6,186 -44%
HCA
924
Harbour Capital Advisors
Virginia
$1.8M +$1.95M +7,956 New
SPFA
925
Summit Place Financial Advisors
New Jersey
$1.8M +$123K +500 +7%
35 36
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BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

1,879 of the 5,696 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $201B — down 16% from $239B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 220 funds closed out of BABA and 183 opened new positions — a net loss of 37 holders — while 721 trimmed existing stakes and 788 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $2.76B. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $14.4B.

  • 1,879 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q1 2021, down from 1,936 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $201B of Alibaba stock for Q1 2021, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 183 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q1 2021 and 220 closed out, a net change of -37 holders.
  • The largest Alibaba buyer in Q1 2021 was UBS Group, an estimated $2.76B added.
  • The largest Alibaba seller in Q1 2021 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $14.4B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.