Alibaba
BABA
796 hedge funds and large institutions have $89.5B invested in Alibaba in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 164 funds opening new positions, 342 increasing their positions, 211 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.
193% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 164 | Existing positions closed: 56
62% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 342 | Existing positions reduced: 211
55% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $57.8B → $89.5B (+$31.8B)
44% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 89 → 128 (+39)
42% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.64B | Put options by funds: $4.66B
14% more funds holding
Funds holding: 699 → 796 (+97)
4.85% more ownership
Funds ownership: 29.19% → 34.04% (+4.8%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$1.46B |
| 2 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$936M |
| 3 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$632M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$555M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$517M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
|
-$1.35B |
| 2 |
SLG
Silver Lake Group
Menlo Park,
California
|
-$764M |
| 3 |
NC
Northern Cross
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$400M |
| 4 |
DCM
Discovery Capital Management
South Norwalk,
Connecticut
|
-$314M |
| 5 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$284M |
BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
796 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $89.5B — up 55% from $57.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 164 funds opened new BABA positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 108 holders — while 342 added to existing stakes and 211 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $1.46B. The largest seller was Temasek Holdings, cutting an estimated $1.35B.
- 796 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q3 2016, up from 699 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $89.5B of Alibaba stock for Q3 2016, up 55% quarter-over-quarter.
- 164 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q3 2016 and 56 closed out, a net change of +108 holders.
- The largest Alibaba buyer in Q3 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $1.46B added.
- The largest Alibaba seller in Q3 2016 was Temasek Holdings, an estimated $1.35B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.