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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
BEC
1976
Blue Edge Capital
Virginia
– -$1.23M -5,410 Closed
ER
1977
Enlightenment Research
Florida
– -$1.16M -5,100 Closed
MFS
1978
Monetta Financial Services
Illinois
– -$1.13M -5,000 Closed
BIM
1979
Bridges Investment Management
Nebraska
– -$995K -4,387 Closed
AA
1980
Argent Advisors
Louisiana
– -$940K -4,145 Closed
PG
1981
Prostatis Group
Maryland
– -$912K -4,024 Closed
VFA
1982
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
– -$919K -4,009 Closed
PHIMC
1983
Private Harbour Investment Management & Counsel
Ohio
– -$835K -3,683 Closed
HW
1984
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
– -$788K -3,478 Closed
GAA
1985
Green Alpha Advisors
Colorado
– -$770K -3,396 Closed
GSIS
1986
Global Strategic Investment Solutions
Arizona
– -$761K -3,355 Closed
CCMT
1987
CMT Capital Markets Trading
Germany
– -$667K -3,000 Closed
CC
1988
Chicago Capital
Illinois
– -$651K -2,873 Closed
XT
1989
XTX Topco
Cayman Islands
– -$624K -2,750 Closed
DBRC
1990
D.B. Root & Company
Pennsylvania
– -$595K -2,627 Closed
OBWG
1991
Onyx Bridge Wealth Group
New York
– -$591K -2,608 Closed
TSS
1992
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$584K -2,576 Closed
MAM
1993
Myriad Asset Management
Hong Kong
– -$580K -2,560 Closed
CWM
1994
Chesapeake Wealth Management
Virginia
– -$549K -2,420 Closed
HJMC
1995
Hellman Jordan Management Company
Massachusetts
– -$518K -2,286 Closed
CAG
1996
Curtis Advisory Group
California
– -$517K -2,280 Closed
Assenagon Asset Management
1997
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
– -$512K -2,259 Closed
TVAMP
1998
Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners
Tennessee
– -$505K -2,226 Closed
IF
1999
Intrua Financial
Texas
– -$501K -2,125 Closed
SF
2000
Symphony Financial
Texas
– -$471K -2,045 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.