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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
DZ Bank
201
DZ Bank
Germany
$94.9M -$89.6M -403,076 -49%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
202
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$94.1M +$1.11M +4,975 +1%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
203
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$93.9M -$78.3M -352,503 -46%
CI
204
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
$93.8M -$8.72M -39,255 -9%
LPL Financial
205
LPL Financial
California
$93.3M +$4.71M +21,183 +5%
PIM
206
Platinum Investment Management
Australia
$89.5M -$18.2M -81,922 -17%
DLA
207
Douglas Lane & Associates
New York
$88.1M +$13.8M +62,304 +19%
SO
208
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$86.6M +$1.99M +8,950 +2%
HIIFS
209
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$86.6M +$1.04M +4,685 +1%
Baird Financial Group
210
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$85.3M -$1.86M -8,360 -2%
Arrowstreet Capital
211
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$84.6M -$131K -588 -0.2%
EVM
212
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$84.4M +$3.39M +15,263 +4%
BAPIM
213
British Airways Pensions Investment Management
United Kingdom
$84.2M – – –
FDCDDQ
214
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$83.8M +$22.6M +101,710 +38%
Truist Financial
215
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$83.3M -$3.09M -13,929 -4%
CBUSF
216
Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund
Australia
$83.2M – – –
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
217
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$82.5M +$222K +1,000 +0.3%
FFM
218
Fullerton Fund Management
Singapore
$81.2M -$3.16M -14,225 -4%
NM
219
NWI Management
New York
$78.2M +$66.7M +300,000 +667%
JMPWA
220
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$76.7M +$19M +85,537 +34%
SC
221
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$76.3M +$18.1M +81,381 +32%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
222
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$76M -$142M -638,634 -66%
SCM
223
Segantii Capital Management
Hong Kong
$74.1M +$72.7M +327,000 New
BCM
224
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$74M +$52.5M +236,423 +263%
GC
225
GMT Capital
Georgia
$71M +$8.2M +36,900 +13%
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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.