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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
NIM
1751
Nicollet Investment Management
Minnesota
$3.05K +$31.3K +167 +1%
M
1752
MOTCO
Texas
$3K – – –
Nisa Investment Advisors
1753
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$3K – – –
VRM
1754
Vectors Research Management
New York
$3K +$1.31K +7 +88%
LWM
1755
Lionsbridge Wealth Management
Florida
$3K +$3.38K +18 New
PAA
1756
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Oregon
$2.3K +$2.03M +10,834 New
CA
1757
Centerpoint Advisors
Massachusetts
$2K – – –
MGI
1758
MayTech Global Investments
New York
$2K – – –
AC
1759
Asio Capital
Kentucky
$1.93K +$1.71M +9,106 New
NDSI
1760
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$1.81K +$23.1K +123 +1%
FCH
1761
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$1.31K +$142K +759 +14%
BCM
1762
Bourgeon Capital Management
Connecticut
$1K +$188 +1 +25%
SFG
1763
Sowa Financial Group
Rhode Island
$1K +$1.13K +6 New
LS
1764
Leelyn Smith
Illinois
$105 +$88.2K +470 New
PGAM
1765
Princeton Global Asset Management
New Jersey
$17 +$7.5K +40 +103%
SHWM
1766
Silicon Hills Wealth Management
Texas
$9 +$188 +1 New
OAG
1767
Orbis Allan Gray
Bermuda
– -$77.8M -465,226 Closed
FTIM
1768
Flowering Tree Investment Management
Singapore
– -$74.6M -445,961 Closed
Two Sigma Advisers
1769
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
– -$50.3M -300,601 Closed
TCM
1770
Tekne Capital Management
New York
– -$44.6M -266,828 Closed
YRHAM
1771
Yong Rong (HK) Asset Management
Hong Kong
– -$40.9M -244,600 Closed
KCM
1772
Kingdon Capital Management
New York
– -$22.5M -134,360 Closed
JCM
1773
Junto Capital Management
New York
– -$21.7M -129,656 Closed
LECM
1774
Lead Edge Capital Management
New York
– -$20.2M -120,646 Closed
BCMNY
1775
Buckingham Capital Management (New York)
New York
– -$14.9M -89,119 Closed
69 70
71
72 73

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.