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1,893 hedge funds and large institutions have $148B invested in Alibaba in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 204 funds opening new positions, 786 increasing their positions, 635 reducing their positions, and 170 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $38.3B | Put options by funds: $30.2B

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 786 | Existing positions reduced: 635

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 204 | Existing positions closed: 170

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,878 → 1,893 (+15)

1.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 4.13% → 3.03% (-1.1%)

1% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 220 → 217 (-3)

26% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $201B → $148B (-$52.6B)

Holders
1,893
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+0.8%
% of All Funds
32.95%
Holding in Top 10
217
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-1.36%
% of All Funds
3.78%
New
204
Increased
786
Reduced
635
Closed
170
Calls
$38.3B
Puts
$30.2B
Net Calls
+$8.1B
Net Calls Change
+$6.73B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$1.31B
2
GQG Partners
GQG Partners
Florida
+$738M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$631M
4
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
+$599M
5
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
+$489M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$16.4B
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$6.29B
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$3.66B
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$2.65B
5
Legal & General Group
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
-$2.25B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CS
1001
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$1.39M +$55.5K +250 +4%
SAI
1002
Systematic Alpha Investments
New Jersey
$1.39M -$711K -3,200 -31%
CA
1003
Calton & Associates
Florida
$1.39M +$348K +1,568 +34%
RM
1004
Resource Management
Louisiana
$1.38M +$70.9K +319 +6%
PCA
1005
Pallas Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.36M +$258K +1,159 +21%
GCM
1006
Galibier Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.36M – – –
SC
1007
Sovarnum Capital
New York
$1.36M +$1.33M +6,000 New
KM
1008
Kalos Management
Georgia
$1.36M +$75.5K +340 +5%
GIA
1009
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$1.36M +$530K +2,384 +66%
RIA
1010
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$1.34M -$45.8K -206 -3%
DBT
1011
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$1.34M +$317K +1,425 +32%
JIC
1012
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$1.34M -$24.4K -110 -2%
DAS
1013
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$1.34M +$313K +1,407 +31%
WF
1014
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$1.34M -$75.5K -340 -5%
FGAM
1015
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$1.33M +$194K +874 +22%
CA
1016
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
$1.33M – – –
MC
1017
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$1.33M -$34.7K -156 -3%
SWM
1018
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$1.33M +$276K +1,241 +27%
BPCE
1019
Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe)
Germany
$1.32M +$2.24M +10,091 +28%
OWA
1020
Octavia Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$1.32M +$48.9K +220 +4%
CL
1021
COWA LLC
Oklahoma
$1.32M +$262K +1,177 +25%
RA
1022
Resolute Advisors
California
$1.32M +$444 +2 +0%
HIM
1023
Herald Investment Management
United Kingdom
$1.31M – – –
AC
1024
Abbrea Capital
California
$1.31M -$167K -750 -11%
CGL
1025
Clarius Group LLC
Washington
$1.3M – – –
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BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

1,893 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $148B — down 26% from $201B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 204 funds opened new BABA positions and 170 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 786 added to existing stakes and 635 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $1.31B. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $16.4B.

  • 1,893 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q2 2021, up from 1,878 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $148B of Alibaba stock for Q2 2021, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 204 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q2 2021 and 170 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
  • The largest Alibaba buyer in Q2 2021 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $1.31B added.
  • The largest Alibaba seller in Q2 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $16.4B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.