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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
SC
1776
Shellback Capital
Massachusetts
– -$10M -60,000 Closed
AC
1777
Asturias Capital
New York
– -$9.81M -58,669 Closed
WM
1778
WS Management
Florida
– -$9.77M -58,400 Closed
AC
1779
Apertura Capital
Texas
– -$9.53M -57,000 Closed
AF
1780
Ally Financial
Michigan
– -$7.53M -45,000 Closed
LCM
1781
Laurion Capital Management
New York
– -$8.25M -43,985 Closed
PCM
1782
Pentwater Capital Management
Florida
– -$6.36M -38,000 Closed
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
1783
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
– -$6.9M -36,788 Closed
WAS
1784
Wesleyan Assurance Society
United Kingdom
– -$4.68M -28,000 Closed
CC
1785
Centiva Capital
New York
– -$4.84M -25,786 Closed
JT
1786
Jump Trading
Illinois
– -$4.39M -23,422 Closed
ACM
1787
Advent Capital Management
New York
– -$3.35M -20,000 Closed
HT
1788
HAP Trading
New York
– -$3.5M -18,671 Closed
KSCM
1789
Kamunting Street Capital Management
Florida
– -$2.51M -15,000 Closed
BIM
1790
Bridges Investment Management
Nebraska
– -$2.29M -13,665 Closed
CM
1791
Capula Management
Cayman Islands
– -$2.06M -10,995 Closed
NAM
1792
Nexpoint Asset Management
Texas
– -$1.76M -10,500 Closed
OGC
1793
Oak Grove Capital
New Hampshire
– -$1.74M -10,379 Closed
WSC
1794
Wellington Shields & Co
New York
– -$1.56M -9,340 Closed
BBCM
1795
Boardman Bay Capital Management
New York
– -$1.49M -8,881 Closed
WI
1796
Wafra Inc
New York
– -$1.4M -8,385 Closed
WAS
1797
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
California
– -$1.3M -7,749 Closed
AIS
1798
AlphaOne Investment Services
Pennsylvania
– -$1.22M -7,274 Closed
SCM
1799
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$1.19M -7,122 Closed
VAS
1800
Vestmark Advisory Solutions
Massachusetts
– -$1.19M -7,119 Closed
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72
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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.