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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
1951
Codex Capital
New York
– -$4.99M -22,000 Closed
SI
1952
Symmetry Investments
Jersey
– -$4.7M -20,742 Closed
VAM
1953
Vontobel Asset Management
New York
– -$4.25M -19,496 Closed
WAM
1954
WT Asset Management
Hong Kong
– -$4.15M -18,300 Closed
SM
1955
SG3 Management
Puerto Rico
– -$3.73M -16,800 Closed
AA
1956
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
– -$3.5M -15,429 Closed
SEC
1957
Seven Eight Capital
New York
– -$3.49M -15,000 Closed
QT
1958
Quantbot Technologies
New York
– -$3.05M -13,443 Closed
AP
1959
Atlas Principals
North Carolina
– -$2.72M -12,000 Closed
BCM
1960
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
– -$2.57M -11,554 Closed
AWCI
1961
Alpine Woods Capital Investors
New York
– -$2.61M -11,498 Closed
Capital World Investors
1962
Capital World Investors
California
– -$2.6M -11,349 Closed
BAM
1963
Blueshift Asset Management
New Jersey
– -$2.52M -11,104 Closed
WIS
1964
Wright Investors Service
Connecticut
– -$2.28M -10,058 Closed
MHS
1965
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
– -$2.19M -9,654 Closed
RCM
1966
Requisite Capital Management
Texas
– -$1.93M -8,500 Closed
WCM
1967
Weld Capital Management
New York
– -$1.85M -8,159 Closed
S
1968
Seeyond
France
– -$1.7M -7,493 Closed
SFS
1969
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
– -$1.68M -7,417 Closed
Holocene Advisors
1970
Holocene Advisors
New York
– -$1.6M -7,046 Closed
FDS
1971
Freedom Day Solutions
Texas
– -$1.58M -6,969 Closed
PHK
1972
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
– -$1.47M -6,600 Closed
CWG
1973
Cornerstone Wealth Group
North Carolina
– -$1.49M -6,512 Closed
LCH
1974
Lee Capital Holdings
New York
– -$1.36M -6,000 Closed
TNAM
1975
Terra Nova Asset Management
New York
– -$1.27M -5,585 Closed
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79
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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.