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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
IWA
1476
IBEX Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
– -$2.1M -12,947 Closed
CM
1477
Castleark Management
Illinois
– -$2.06M -12,480 Closed
VC
1478
Vestor Capital
Illinois
– -$2.01M -12,208 Closed
BCP
1479
Blackhawk Capital Partners
Wisconsin
– -$1.85M -11,235 Closed
TI
1480
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
– -$1.71M -10,398 Closed
BCM
1481
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
– -$1.29M -8,748 Closed
BCM
1482
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
– -$1.38M -8,400 Closed
GPCM
1483
Granite Point Capital Management
Massachusetts
– -$1.33M -8,100 Closed
XS
1484
XR Securities
Illinois
– -$1.14M -7,721 Closed
CC
1485
Cadinha & Co
Hawaii
– -$1.13M -6,845 Closed
UFM
1486
Ursa Fund Management
California
– -$919K -6,217 Closed
PCA
1487
Private Capital Advisors
Connecticut
– -$1.02M -6,215 Closed
FMBTD
1488
First Midwest Bank Trust Division
Illinois
– -$1.02M -6,180 Closed
GP
1489
Geneva Partners
Wisconsin
– -$872K -5,395 Closed
AWS
1490
AJ Wealth Strategies
New York
– -$865K -5,251 Closed
GFPC
1491
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
– -$861K -5,226 Closed
CT
1492
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
– -$808K -4,905 Closed
AC
1493
Athanor Capital
New York
– -$758K -4,600 Closed
GA
1494
Gateway Advisory
New Jersey
– -$696K -4,225 Closed
AA
1495
Apriem Advisors
California
– -$658K -3,992 Closed
KJWM
1496
Kiley Juergens Wealth Management
Washington
– -$654K -3,973 Closed
KC
1497
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
– -$623K -3,780 Closed
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
1498
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
– -$601K -3,650 Closed
BEC
1499
Blue Edge Capital
Virginia
– -$587K -3,564 Closed
BBP
1500
Banco BTG Pactual
Brazil
– -$558K -3,384 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.