Alibaba
BABA
1,772 hedge funds and large institutions have $259B invested in Alibaba in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 192 funds opening new positions, 715 increasing their positions, 656 reducing their positions, and 169 closing their positions.
26% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $19.6B | Put options by funds: $15.5B
14% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 192 | Existing positions closed: 169
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $238B → $259B (+$21B)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 715 | Existing positions reduced: 656
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,756 → 1,772 (+16)
0.12% less ownership
Funds ownership: 5.72% → 5.61% (-0.12%)
1% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 349 → 346 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.12B |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.06B |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$905M |
| 4 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$900M |
| 5 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$854M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$5.31B |
| 2 |
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
|
-$2.51B |
| 3 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$2.16B |
| 4 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$1.23B |
| 5 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.16B |
BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
1,772 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $259B — up 8.9% from $238B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 192 funds opened new BABA positions and 169 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 715 added to existing stakes and 656 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $1.12B. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $5.31B.
- 1,772 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q2 2020, up from 1,756 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $259B of Alibaba stock for Q2 2020, up 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 192 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q2 2020 and 169 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
- The largest Alibaba buyer in Q2 2020 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $1.12B added.
- The largest Alibaba seller in Q2 2020 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $5.31B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.