Alibaba
BABA
1,315 hedge funds and large institutions have $180B invested in Alibaba in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 192 funds opening new positions, 600 increasing their positions, 376 reducing their positions, and 90 closing their positions.
113% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 192 | Existing positions closed: 90
60% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 600 | Existing positions reduced: 376
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $168B → $180B (+$12.4B)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,225 → 1,315 (+90)
6% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 207 → 220 (+13)
0.33% more ownership
Funds ownership: 35.91% → 36.24% (+0.33%)
23% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.32B | Put options by funds: $12.1B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$970M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$859M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$795M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$474M |
| 5 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$415M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$719M |
| 2 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$593M |
| 3 |
PCM
Primavera Capital Management
George Town,
Cayman Islands
|
-$469M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$447M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$437M |
BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
1,315 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $180B — up 7.4% from $168B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 192 funds opened new BABA positions and 90 closed out — a net gain of 102 holders — while 600 added to existing stakes and 376 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $970M. The largest seller was Artisan Partners, cutting an estimated $719M.
- 1,315 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q1 2018, up from 1,225 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $180B of Alibaba stock for Q1 2018, up 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 192 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q1 2018 and 90 closed out, a net change of +102 holders.
- The largest Alibaba buyer in Q1 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $970M added.
- The largest Alibaba seller in Q1 2018 was Artisan Partners, an estimated $719M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.