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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
CC
1901
Cederberg Capital
United Kingdom
– -$228M -1,004,251 Closed
Korea Investment Corp
1902
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
– -$222M -977,029 Closed
BCIM
1903
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
– -$183M -807,400 Closed
SHCM
1904
Sachem Head Capital Management
New York
– -$137M -605,000 Closed
MNG
1905
Manning & Napier Group
New York
– -$121M -532,742 Closed
Swedbank
1906
Swedbank
Sweden
– -$119M -524,937 Closed
EFMH
1907
E Fund Management (HK)
Hong Kong
– -$115M -508,416 Closed
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
1908
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
– -$90.4M -398,885 Closed
Los Angeles Capital Management
1909
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
– -$82.1M -362,268 Closed
LOAMU
1910
Lombard Odier Asset Management (USA)
New York
– -$67.7M -304,874 Closed
GIBU
1911
Gulf International Bank (UK)
United Kingdom
– -$68.5M -302,328 Closed
California Public Employees Retirement System
1912
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
– -$57.1M -251,815 Closed
Capstone Investment Advisors
1913
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
– -$48.3M -213,104 Closed
VRS
1914
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
– -$41.5M -183,000 Closed
CMG
1915
Cavalry Management Group
California
– -$40.8M -180,074 Closed
WM
1916
Wishbone Management
Illinois
– -$36.3M -160,000 Closed
MME
1917
Meag Munich Ergo
Germany
– -$35.6M -157,100 Closed
HLC
1918
Hunt Lane Capital
New York
– -$31.7M -140,000 Closed
TPC
1919
Tiger Pacific Capital
New York
– -$27.8M -122,400 Closed
JAM
1920
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
– -$27.4M -120,870 Closed
KC
1921
Kadensa Capital
Hong Kong
– -$25M -110,388 Closed
CIBC Asset Management
1922
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$22.8M -100,379 Closed
PIM
1923
Paradice Investment Management
Colorado
– -$22.3M -98,197 Closed
Capital Research Global Investors
1924
Capital Research Global Investors
California
– -$21.6M -94,900 Closed
Hudson Bay Capital Management
1925
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$21.4M -94,200 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.