We are live on ! Find out more
BABA icon

Alibaba
BABA

1,765 hedge funds and large institutions have $266B invested in Alibaba in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 346 funds opening new positions, 664 increasing their positions, 557 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

355% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 346 | Existing positions closed: 76

32% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 257 → 340 (+83)

32% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $202B → $266B (+$64B)

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 664 | Existing positions reduced: 557

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,520 → 1,765 (+245)

0.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 5.79% → 5.75% (-0.04%)

27% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12.5B | Put options by funds: $17.1B

Holders
1,765
Holders Change
+245
Holders Change %
+16.12%
% of All Funds
34.77%
Holding in Top 10
340
Holding in Top 10 Change
+83
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+32.3%
% of All Funds
6.7%
New
346
Increased
664
Reduced
557
Closed
76
Calls
$12.5B
Puts
$17.1B
Net Calls
-$4.6B
Net Calls Change
-$5.56B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$2.19B
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.04B
3
GQG Partners
GQG Partners
Florida
+$1.38B
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$1.05B
5
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$713M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$3.44B
2
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$836M
3
Tiger Global Management
Tiger Global Management
New York
-$800M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$771M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$652M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SFG
1426
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$293K +$258K +1,377 New
TFCP
1427
Twin Focus Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$291K +$5.25K +28 +2%
EP
1428
Eudaimonia Partners
Tennessee
$288K +$254K +1,356 New
HI
1429
Hendershot Investments
Virginia
$287K – – –
BWM
1430
BT Wealth Management
Georgia
$286K – – –
PCM
1431
Pennsylvania Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$286K +$253K +1,347 New
UIA
1432
UBP Investment Advisors
Switzerland
$285K +$252K +1,343 New
MG
1433
Mather Group
Illinois
$284K +$251K +1,340 New
FFS
1434
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$283K +$250K +1,334 New
FMBTD
1435
First Midwest Bank Trust Division
Illinois
$282K – – –
CI
1436
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$282K +$250K +1,330 New
AWE
1437
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
$282K +$250K +1,331 New
BO
1438
BRR OpCo
Ohio
$281K -$7.88K -42 -3%
SAM
1439
S.A. Mason
Michigan
$281K +$249K +1,325 New
HPC
1440
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$278K +$48.8K +260 +25%
FPC
1441
Falcon Point Capital
California
$278K +$246K +1,311 New
HS
1442
Haafor (Singapore)
Singapore
$277K +$245K +1,307 New
Assenagon Asset Management
1443
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$276K -$37.5K -200 -13%
AA
1444
Apriem Advisors
California
$274K +$1.13K +6 +0.5%
Toronto Dominion Bank
1445
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$271K -$41.3K -220 -15%
MA
1446
MONECO Advisors
Connecticut
$270K +$223K +1,189 New
NB
1447
Nicolet Bankshares
Wisconsin
$269K -$13.1K -70 -5%
DWM
1448
Destination Wealth Management
California
$268K +$237K +1,262 New
CWM
1449
Calamos Wealth Management
Illinois
$267K +$236K +1,260 New
AFA
1450
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
$266K – – –
56 57
58
59 60

BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

1,765 of the 5,076 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $266B — up 32% from $202B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 346 funds opened new BABA positions and 76 closed out — a net gain of 270 holders — while 664 added to existing stakes and 557 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $2.19B. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $3.44B.

  • 1,765 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q4 2019, up from 1,520 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $266B of Alibaba stock for Q4 2019, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 346 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q4 2019 and 76 closed out, a net change of +270 holders.
  • The largest Alibaba buyer in Q4 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $2.19B added.
  • The largest Alibaba seller in Q4 2019 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $3.44B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.