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1,878 hedge funds and large institutions have $201B invested in Alibaba in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 183 funds opening new positions, 787 increasing their positions, 721 reducing their positions, and 220 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 787 | Existing positions reduced: 721

5% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $27.3B | Put options by funds: $26B

0.57% less ownership

Funds ownership: 4.7% → 4.13% (-0.57%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,935 → 1,878 (-57)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $239B → $201B (-$37.7B)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 183 | Existing positions closed: 220

21% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 279 → 220 (-59)

Holders
1,878
Holders Change
-57
Holders Change %
-2.95%
% of All Funds
32.98%
Holding in Top 10
220
Holding in Top 10 Change
-59
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-21.15%
% of All Funds
3.86%
New
183
Increased
787
Reduced
721
Closed
220
Calls
$27.3B
Puts
$26B
Net Calls
+$1.36B
Net Calls Change
-$1.89B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$2.76B
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$1.63B
3
FP
Financial Perspectives
Minnesota
+$699M
4
N
Natixis
France
+$693M
5
Dodge & Cox
Dodge & Cox
California
+$681M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$14.4B
2
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$5.99B
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$1.76B
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.04B
5
California Public Employees Retirement System
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
-$1.01B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MM
1951
Meridian Management
Arkansas
– -$4.29M -18,436 Closed
CAC
1952
Cowen and Company
New York
– -$3.76M -16,171 Closed
RCM
1953
Ratan Capital Management
Florida
– -$3.73M -16,012 Closed
RGM
1954
ROAM Global Management
New York
– -$3.53M -15,178 Closed
SMH
1955
Sanders Morris Harris
Texas
– -$3.49M -14,945 Closed
PMAM
1956
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$3.33M -14,300 Closed
GPGA
1957
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
Utah
– -$2.8M -12,035 Closed
ACM
1958
Advent Capital Management
New York
– -$2.79M -12,000 Closed
IC
1959
Immersion Capital
United Kingdom
– -$2.68M -11,500 Closed
OFA
1960
Oak Family Advisors
Illinois
– -$2.66M -11,422 Closed
VC
1961
Vestor Capital
Illinois
– -$2.48M -10,635 Closed
LCAM
1962
London & Capital Asset Management
United Kingdom
– -$2.36M -10,124 Closed
SSI
1963
Scott & Selber Inc
Texas
– -$2.08M -8,957 Closed
OAM
1964
Oak Asset Management
California
– -$2M -8,582 Closed
RIA
1965
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
– -$1.97M -8,445 Closed
MYIA
1966
Mount Yale Investment Advisors
Colorado
– -$1.96M -8,410 Closed
DI
1967
DUMAC Inc
North Carolina
– -$1.8M -7,717 Closed
SC
1968
Sovarnum Capital
New York
– -$1.75M -7,500 Closed
MGM
1969
Miura Global Management
New York
– -$1.68M -7,200 Closed
CCA
1970
Cruiser Capital Advisors
Connecticut
– -$1.63M -7,000 Closed
CT
1971
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
– -$1.59M -6,840 Closed
WMP
1972
Wealth Management Partners
Arizona
– -$1.8M -6,784 Closed
FVWA
1973
Foster Victor Wealth Advisors
South Carolina
– -$1.51M -6,487 Closed
KC
1974
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
– -$1.5M -6,439 Closed
BIG
1975
Boothe Investment Group
Delaware
– -$1.47M -6,314 Closed
77 78
79
80 81

BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

1,878 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $201B — down 16% from $239B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 220 funds closed out of BABA and 183 opened new positions — a net loss of 37 holders — while 721 trimmed existing stakes and 787 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $2.76B. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $14.4B.

  • 1,878 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q1 2021, down from 1,935 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $201B of Alibaba stock for Q1 2021, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 183 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q1 2021 and 220 closed out, a net change of -37 holders.
  • The largest Alibaba buyer in Q1 2021 was UBS Group, an estimated $2.76B added.
  • The largest Alibaba seller in Q1 2021 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $14.4B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.