Alibaba
BABA
603 hedge funds and large institutions have $32.2B invested in Alibaba in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 231 increasing their positions, 225 reducing their positions, and 154 closing their positions.
13% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.05B | Put options by funds: $2.71B
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 231 | Existing positions reduced: 225
0.27% more ownership
Funds ownership: 21.66% → 21.93% (+0.27%)
13% less funds holding
Funds holding: 696 → 603 (-93)
18% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 61 → 50 (-11)
28% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $44.4B → $32.2B (-$12.2B)
57% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 154
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$774M |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$583M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$428M |
| 4 |
TCM
Tybourne Capital Management
Hong Kong
|
+$364M |
| 5 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$354M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$754M |
| 2 |
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
|
-$642M |
| 3 |
VAM
Vontobel Asset Management
New York
|
-$445M |
| 4 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
-$345M |
| 5 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$265M |
BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
603 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $32.2B — down 28% from $44.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 154 funds closed out of BABA and 66 opened new positions — a net loss of 88 holders — while 225 trimmed existing stakes and 231 added.
The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, adding an estimated $774M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $754M.
- 603 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q3 2015, down from 696 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $32.2B of Alibaba stock for Q3 2015, down 28% quarter-over-quarter.
- 66 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q3 2015 and 154 closed out, a net change of -88 holders.
- The largest Alibaba buyer in Q3 2015 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $774M added.
- The largest Alibaba seller in Q3 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $754M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.