Alibaba
BABA
1,096 hedge funds and large institutions have $169B invested in Alibaba in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 167 funds opening new positions, 419 increasing their positions, 381 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.
307% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 167 | Existing positions closed: 41
25% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $135B → $169B (+$33.6B)
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 979 → 1,096 (+117)
11% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.8B | Put options by funds: $9.7B
8% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 208 → 224 (+16)
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 419 | Existing positions reduced: 381
0.67% more ownership
Funds ownership: 37.53% → 38.2% (+0.67%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.45B |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.44B |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$903M |
| 4 |
BGIM
Boussard & Gavaudan Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$509M |
| 5 |
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$476M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$715M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$505M |
| 3 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$462M |
| 4 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
-$397M |
| 5 |
PCM
Primavera Capital Management
George Town,
Cayman Islands
|
-$325M |
BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
1,096 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $169B — up 25% from $135B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 167 funds opened new BABA positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 126 holders — while 419 added to existing stakes and 381 trimmed.
The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $2.45B. The largest seller was OppenheimerFunds, cutting an estimated $715M.
- 1,096 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q3 2017, up from 979 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $169B of Alibaba stock for Q3 2017, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 167 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q3 2017 and 41 closed out, a net change of +126 holders.
- The largest Alibaba buyer in Q3 2017 was State Street, an estimated $2.45B added.
- The largest Alibaba seller in Q3 2017 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $715M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.