Alibaba
BABA
1,420 hedge funds and large institutions have $47.4B invested in Alibaba in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 285 funds opening new positions, 480 increasing their positions, 450 reducing their positions, and 122 closing their positions.
134% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 285 | Existing positions closed: 122
47% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $20B | Put options by funds: $13.6B
43% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 69 → 99 (+30)
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,276 → 1,420 (+144)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 480 | Existing positions reduced: 450
0.25% less ownership
Funds ownership: 11.38% → 11.13% (-0.25%)
6% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $6.53B | Capital outflows: $6.91B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$724M |
| 2 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$409M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$398M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$370M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$346M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sanders Capital
West Palm Beach,
Florida
|
-$645M |
| 2 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$397M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$393M |
| 4 |
North of South Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$270M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$252M |
BABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review
1,420 of the 7,650 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alibaba (BABA) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $47.4B — up 54% from $30.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 285 funds opened new BABA positions and 122 closed out — a net gain of 163 holders — while 480 added to existing stakes and 450 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $724M. The largest seller was Sanders Capital, cutting an estimated $645M.
- 1,420 institutional investors held Alibaba (BABA) as of Q3 2025, up from 1,276 in Q2 2025.
- Funds reported $47.4B of Alibaba stock for Q3 2025, up 54% quarter-over-quarter.
- 285 funds opened new Alibaba positions in Q3 2025 and 122 closed out, a net change of +163 holders.
- The largest Alibaba buyer in Q3 2025 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $724M added.
- The largest Alibaba seller in Q3 2025 was Sanders Capital, an estimated $645M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.