Alibaba
BABA
1,880 hedge funds and large institutions have $201B invested in Alibaba in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 183 funds opening new positions, 790 increasing their positions, 721 reducing their positions, and 221 closing their positions.
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 790 | Existing positions reduced: 721
6% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $26.8B | Put options by funds: $25.2B
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,939 → 1,880 (-59)
4.58% less ownership
Funds ownership: 37.47% → 32.9% (-4.6%)
17% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 183 | Existing positions closed: 221
21% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 279 → 221 (-58)
64% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $16.9B | Capital outflows: $46.8B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$2.76B |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$1.63B |
| 3 |
Natixis
Paris,
France
|
+$693M |
| 4 |
Dodge & Cox
San Francisco,
California
|
+$681M |
| 5 |
Primecap Management
Pasadena,
California
|
+$640M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$14.4B |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$5.99B |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$1.76B |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.04B |
| 5 |
California Public Employees Retirement System
Sacramento,
California
|
-$1.01B |
BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
1,880 of the 5,713 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $201B — down 15% from $236B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 221 funds closed out of BABA and 183 opened new positions — a net loss of 38 holders — while 721 trimmed existing stakes and 790 added.
The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $2.76B. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $14.4B.
- 1,880 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q1 2021, down from 1,939 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $201B of Alibaba stock for Q1 2021, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 183 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q1 2021 and 221 closed out, a net change of -38 holders.
- The largest Alibaba buyer in Q1 2021 was UBS Group, an estimated $2.76B added.
- The largest Alibaba seller in Q1 2021 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $14.4B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.