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1,412 hedge funds and large institutions have $137B invested in Alibaba in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 219 funds opening new positions, 565 increasing their positions, 475 reducing their positions, and 176 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

24% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 219 | Existing positions closed: 176

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 565 | Existing positions reduced: 475

5% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 196 → 206 (+10)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,382 → 1,412 (+30)

0.77% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.05% → 39.82% (+0.77%)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $165B → $137B (-$27.8B)

17% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.06B | Put options by funds: $10.9B

Holders
1,412
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+2.17%
% of All Funds
31.45%
Holding in Top 10
206
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+5.1%
% of All Funds
4.59%
New
219
Increased
565
Reduced
475
Closed
176
Calls
$9.06B
Puts
$10.9B
Net Calls
-$1.86B
Net Calls Change
+$646M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$727M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$644M
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$551M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$453M
5
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
+$375M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TP
Third Point
New York
-$666M
2
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
-$521M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$447M
4
Tiger Global Management
Tiger Global Management
New York
-$348M
5
Ninety One (UK)
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
-$325M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EAM
1451
EastBay Asset Management
New York
– -$8.99M -54,558 Closed
SC
1452
Shellback Capital
Massachusetts
– -$8.24M -50,000 Closed
VSI
1453
Verde Servicos Internacionais
Brazil
– -$9.16M -49,356 Closed
PWP
1454
Private Wealth Partners
California
– -$7.35M -44,628 Closed
MSR
1455
Main Street Research
Connecticut
– -$7.15M -43,372 Closed
SSWM
1456
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
– -$6.53M -39,645 Closed
JGC
1457
J. Goldman & Co
New York
– -$6.41M -38,925 Closed
NFAM
1458
North Fourth Asset Management
New Jersey
– -$5.62M -38,000 Closed
RC
1459
Randolph Company
Ohio
– -$6.17M -37,473 Closed
SPPAM
1460
Summit Partners Public Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$5.77M -35,000 Closed
SGM
1461
Skye Global Management
Florida
– -$4.94M -30,000 Closed
SCM
1462
Sitrin Capital Management
California
– -$4.94M -29,991 Closed
AA
1463
Antipodean Advisors
New York
– -$4.83M -29,300 Closed
GI
1464
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
– -$4.75M -28,810 Closed
P
1465
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
– -$4.36M -26,485 Closed
BSA
1466
Braun Stacey Associates
New York
– -$4.06M -24,671 Closed
DP
1467
DSAM Partners
United Kingdom
– -$3.95M -23,952 Closed
MWVC
1468
Morgens Waterfall Vintiadis & Co
New York
– -$3.79M -23,000 Closed
CCM
1469
CWH Capital Management
Washington
– -$3.58M -21,718 Closed
BP
1470
Broadleaf Partners
Ohio
– -$3.31M -20,058 Closed
UH
1471
Unigestion Holding
Switzerland
– -$2.97M -18,000 Closed
BIC
1472
Beach Investment Counsel
Pennsylvania
– -$2.45M -14,878 Closed
CPIM
1473
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Virginia
– -$2.23M -13,552 Closed
BGDI
1474
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Brazil
– -$2.14M -13,000 Closed
CM
1475
Crestline Management
Texas
– -$2.14M -13,000 Closed
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BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

1,412 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $137B — down 17% from $165B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 219 funds opened new BABA positions and 176 closed out — a net gain of 43 holders — while 565 added to existing stakes and 475 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $727M. The largest seller was Third Point, exiting entirely with an estimated $666M sold.

  • 1,412 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q4 2018, up from 1,382 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $137B of Alibaba stock for Q4 2018, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 219 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q4 2018 and 176 closed out, a net change of +43 holders.
  • The largest Alibaba buyer in Q4 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $727M added.
  • The largest Alibaba seller in Q4 2018 was Third Point, an estimated $666M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.