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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
N
101
Nuveen
North Carolina
$271M -$881M -3,966,126 -77%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
102
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$270M -$163M -732,100 -38%
HHII
103
H&H International Investment
California
$263M +$258M +1,159,400 New
TI
104
TRG Investments
Virginia
$262M – – –
ACM
105
Altimeter Capital Management
Massachusetts
$261M -$22.2M -100,000 -8%
RJA
106
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$258M +$13.3M +59,808 +6%
Nomura Holdings
107
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$257M -$285M -1,281,508 -53%
BP
108
BFAM Partners
Hong Kong
$256M +$239M +1,075,058 +1,995%
OAM
109
Origin Asset Management
United Kingdom
$247M -$40.2M -181,000 -14%
SGA
110
Sustainable Growth Advisers
Connecticut
$234M -$123M -555,020 -35%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
111
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$232M -$18.9M -85,000 -8%
BGIM
112
Boussard & Gavaudan Investment Management
United Kingdom
$230M -$5.29M -23,812 -2%
TIM
113
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$227M -$111M -499,871 -33%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
114
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$224M -$54.6M -245,897 -20%
HCM
115
HMI Capital Management
California
$221M +$26M +117,140 +14%
FPA
116
First Pacific Advisors
California
$217M +$50.5M +227,271 +31%
Barclays
117
Barclays
United Kingdom
$216M +$16.2M +72,932 +8%
AIM
118
Allen Investment Management
New York
$216M -$37.9M -170,605 -15%
Nomura Asset Management
119
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$214M -$71.6M -322,456 -25%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
120
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$212M -$161M -724,947 -44%
B
121
Barings
North Carolina
$208M -$66.6M -299,560 -25%
Rockefeller Capital Management
122
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$198M +$6.24M +28,083 +3%
1832 Asset Management
123
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$187M +$54.8M +246,821 +43%
PPA
124
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$185M +$20.5M +92,078 +13%
PCM
125
Penserra Capital Management
California
$185M +$2.89M +13,000 +2%
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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.