Alibaba
BABA
700 hedge funds and large institutions have $57.8B invested in Alibaba in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 298 increasing their positions, 234 reducing their positions, and 98 closing their positions.
27% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 298 | Existing positions reduced: 234
26% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.24B | Put options by funds: $3.37B
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $50.8B → $57.8B (+$7B)
11% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 81 → 90 (+9)
3.61% more ownership
Funds ownership: 25.56% → 29.17% (+3.6%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 729 → 700 (-29)
21% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 98
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
|
+$511M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$492M |
| 3 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$458M |
| 4 |
BG
BlackRock Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$443M |
| 5 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$429M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$320M |
| 2 |
SLG
Silver Lake Group
Menlo Park,
California
|
-$316M |
| 3 |
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
|
-$286M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$242M |
| 5 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$186M |
BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
700 of the 3,756 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $57.8B — up 14% from $50.8B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 98 funds closed out of BABA and 77 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 234 trimmed existing stakes and 298 added.
The largest buyer was Temasek Holdings, adding an estimated $511M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $320M.
- 700 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q2 2016, down from 729 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $57.8B of Alibaba stock for Q2 2016, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 77 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q2 2016 and 98 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
- The largest Alibaba buyer in Q2 2016 was Temasek Holdings, an estimated $511M added.
- The largest Alibaba seller in Q2 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $320M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.