Alibaba
BABA
1,413 hedge funds and large institutions have $141B invested in Alibaba in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 220 funds opening new positions, 565 increasing their positions, 475 reducing their positions, and 177 closing their positions.
24% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 220 | Existing positions closed: 177
19% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 565 | Existing positions reduced: 475
5% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 197 → 207 (+10)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,383 → 1,413 (+30)
1.07% more ownership
Funds ownership: 36.94% → 38.01% (+1.1%)
14% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $165B → $141B (-$23.6B)
17% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.45B | Put options by funds: $10.2B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$727M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$644M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$551M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$453M |
| 5 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$375M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TP
Third Point
New York
|
-$666M |
| 2 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$521M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$447M |
| 4 |
Tiger Global Management
New York
|
-$348M |
| 5 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$325M |
BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
1,413 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $141B — down 14% from $165B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 220 funds opened new BABA positions and 177 closed out — a net gain of 43 holders — while 565 added to existing stakes and 475 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $727M. The largest seller was Third Point, exiting entirely with an estimated $666M sold.
- 1,413 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q4 2018, up from 1,383 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $141B of Alibaba stock for Q4 2018, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 220 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q4 2018 and 177 closed out, a net change of +43 holders.
- The largest Alibaba buyer in Q4 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $727M added.
- The largest Alibaba seller in Q4 2018 was Third Point, an estimated $666M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.