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1,893 hedge funds and large institutions have $148B invested in Alibaba in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 204 funds opening new positions, 786 increasing their positions, 635 reducing their positions, and 170 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $38.3B | Put options by funds: $30.2B

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 786 | Existing positions reduced: 635

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 204 | Existing positions closed: 170

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,878 → 1,893 (+15)

1.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 4.13% → 3.03% (-1.1%)

1% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 220 → 217 (-3)

26% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $201B → $148B (-$52.6B)

Holders
1,893
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+0.8%
% of All Funds
32.95%
Holding in Top 10
217
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-1.36%
% of All Funds
3.78%
New
204
Increased
786
Reduced
635
Closed
170
Calls
$38.3B
Puts
$30.2B
Net Calls
+$8.1B
Net Calls Change
+$6.73B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$1.31B
2
GQG Partners
GQG Partners
Florida
+$738M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$631M
4
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
+$599M
5
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
+$489M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$16.4B
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$6.29B
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$3.66B
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$2.65B
5
Legal & General Group
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
-$2.25B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CCC
1876
Crescent Capital Consulting
Louisiana
$2K -$88.9K -400 -98%
ARIS
1877
Advanced Research Investment Solutions
California
$2K – – –
BCH
1878
Berkshire Capital Holdings
California
$2K – – –
IAS
1879
IMA Advisory Services
Colorado
$2K – – –
LWP
1880
Laurel Wealth Planning
Minnesota
$2K – – –
MGI
1881
MayTech Global Investments
New York
$2K – – –
SWG
1882
Summit Wealth Group
Vermont
$2K – – –
RMC
1883
Resources Management Corp
Connecticut
$2K +$2K +9 New
MAM
1884
McCarthy Asset Management
California
$2K +$2.22K +10 New
SC
1885
Sawyer & Company
Massachusetts
$2K +$2.22K +10 New
BA
1886
Bellwether Advisors
Nebraska
$1K – – –
BCM
1887
Bourgeon Capital Management
Connecticut
$1K – – –
HWM
1888
Holloway Wealth Management
Florida
$1K – – –
BFA
1889
Brendel Financial Advisors
New Hampshire
$1K +$667 +3 New
AG
1890
Ashmore Group
United Kingdom
$721 -$48.3M -217,620 -99%
KJHP
1891
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
$676 +$244K +1,100 +59%
MF
1892
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
$658 +$644K +2,900 New
WA
1893
Waddell & Associates
Tennessee
$240 +$235K +1,059 New
Nisa Investment Advisors
1894
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$4 – – –
Swiss National Bank
1895
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
– -$1.07B -4,709,969 Closed
Vanguard Group
1896
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
– -$913M -4,024,773 Closed
Aberdeen Group
1897
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
– -$640M -2,819,862 Closed
SCP
1898
Soroban Capital Partners
New York
– -$467M -2,060,277 Closed
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
1899
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
– -$405M -1,785,157 Closed
Royal London Asset Management
1900
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
– -$337M -1,485,000 Closed
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BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

1,893 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $148B — down 26% from $201B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 204 funds opened new BABA positions and 170 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 786 added to existing stakes and 635 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $1.31B. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $16.4B.

  • 1,893 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q2 2021, up from 1,878 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $148B of Alibaba stock for Q2 2021, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 204 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q2 2021 and 170 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
  • The largest Alibaba buyer in Q2 2021 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $1.31B added.
  • The largest Alibaba seller in Q2 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $16.4B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.