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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
SFP
951
Shepherd Financial Partners
Massachusetts
$1.6M -$89.7K -365 -5%
JWM
952
Jeppson Wealth Management
California
$1.6M +$181K +735 +12%
Holocene Advisors
953
Holocene Advisors
New York
$1.6M +$1.31M +5,316 +307%
GCGDR
954
Geo Capital Gestora de Recursos
Brazil
$1.6M +$1.73M +7,047 New
PP
955
Palladium Partners
Virginia
$1.59M -$391K -1,592 -18%
KFBMI
956
Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance
Kentucky
$1.59M – – –
DA
957
DCF Advisers
Connecticut
$1.59M – – –
SSG
958
Summit Securities Group
New York
$1.59M +$1.72M +7,000 New
FDS
959
Freedom Day Solutions
Texas
$1.58M -$41K -167 -2%
CWMU
960
Caliber Wealth Management (Utah)
Utah
$1.56M +$247K +1,004 +17%
PI
961
Parkside Investments
Illinois
$1.56M -$230K -935 -12%
FT
962
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$1.55M -$16.9K -69 -1%
OF
963
Outfitter Financial
Maine
$1.55M +$58.9K +240 +4%
EAMA
964
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$1.55M +$160K +653 +11%
MAFM
965
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$1.55M -$194K -790 -10%
SAM
966
Selway Asset Management
$1.54M – – –
CA
967
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
$1.54M -$53.8K -219 -3%
BFC
968
Blue Fin Capital
Rhode Island
$1.54M +$237K +965 +17%
RHBC
969
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
$1.53M -$528K -2,150 -24%
EWA
970
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$1.53M +$123K +502 +8%
FAM
971
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$1.52M +$100K +409 +6%
NFG
972
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1.5M +$216K +878 +15%
CIM
973
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$1.5M +$93.3K +380 +6%
PHK
974
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
$1.5M +$1.5M +6,125 +1,289%
KTM
975
Keeler Thomas Management
Utah
$1.5M +$452K +1,839 +39%
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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.