Alibaba
BABA
1,249 hedge funds and large institutions have $36.8B invested in Alibaba in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 209 funds opening new positions, 432 increasing their positions, 374 reducing their positions, and 109 closing their positions.
92% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 209 | Existing positions closed: 109
75% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $11.1B | Put options by funds: $6.38B
16% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 432 | Existing positions reduced: 374
15% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 116 → 133 (+17)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,171 → 1,249 (+78)
0.22% less ownership
Funds ownership: 14.12% → 13.89% (-0.22%)
15% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $6.51B | Capital outflows: $7.63B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$313M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$306M |
| 3 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$260M |
| 4 |
Alkeon Capital Management
New York
|
+$239M |
| 5 |
Moore Capital Management
New York
|
+$197M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.25B |
| 2 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$473M |
| 3 |
Segantii Capital Management
Hong Kong
|
-$393M |
| 4 |
Coatue Management
New York
|
-$349M |
| 5 |
Generation Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$329M |
BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review
1,249 of the 6,289 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $36.8B — up 12% from $32.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 209 funds opened new BABA positions and 109 closed out — a net gain of 100 holders — while 432 added to existing stakes and 374 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $313M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $1.25B.
- 1,249 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q1 2023, up from 1,171 in Q4 2022.
- Funds reported $36.8B of Alibaba stock for Q1 2023, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 209 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q1 2023 and 109 closed out, a net change of +100 holders.
- The largest Alibaba buyer in Q1 2023 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $313M added.
- The largest Alibaba seller in Q1 2023 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $1.25B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.