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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
TCM
1926
TORQ Capital Management
Hong Kong
– -$20.2M -89,300 Closed
AG
1927
Aravt Global
New York
– -$16.7M -73,860 Closed
ESCM
1928
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
– -$16.4M -72,206 Closed
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
1929
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
– -$16.1M -70,900 Closed
LFDLE
1930
La Financiere de L'Echiquier
France
– -$13.1M -57,700 Closed
AIM
1931
Aigen Investment Management
New York
– -$10.3M -45,629 Closed
AAF
1932
Andra AP-fonden
Sweden
– -$10.3M -45,600 Closed
CG
1933
Cutler Group
California
– -$9.39M -42,253 Closed
AAM
1934
Alphadyne Asset Management
New York
– -$9.14M -40,316 Closed
RCP
1935
RIT Capital Partners
United Kingdom
– -$8.96M -39,500 Closed
MSL
1936
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
– -$8.93M -39,401 Closed
UH
1937
Unigestion Holding
Switzerland
– -$8.84M -39,005 Closed
Two Sigma Investments
1938
Two Sigma Investments
New York
– -$7.53M -33,885 Closed
WCM
1939
Wisconsin Capital Management
Wisconsin
– -$7.04M -31,049 Closed
H
1940
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
– -$6.89M -30,397 Closed
DHFB
1941
Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown
Virginia
– -$8.83M -30,027 Closed
ARI
1942
Applied Research Investments
Delaware
– -$6.16M -27,182 Closed
IMC Chicago
1943
IMC Chicago
Illinois
– -$6M -26,994 Closed
SAM
1944
Synergy Asset Management
Washington
– -$5.69M -25,100 Closed
BSCM
1945
Berry Street Capital Management
United Kingdom
– -$5.67M -25,000 Closed
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
1946
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
– -$5.34M -23,550 Closed
PAM
1947
Pinpoint Asset Management
Hong Kong
– -$5.3M -23,400 Closed
SMDAM
1948
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
– -$5.28M -23,266 Closed
CSS
1949
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
– -$5.2M -22,953 Closed
BCM
1950
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
– -$5.03M -22,200 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.