Baidu
BIDU
648 hedge funds and large institutions have $51.3B invested in Baidu in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 124 funds opening new positions, 220 increasing their positions, 216 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.
202% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 124 | Existing positions closed: 41
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 574 → 648 (+74)
11% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 76 → 84 (+8)
9% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.04B | Put options by funds: $1.86B
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $49.2B → $51.3B (+$2.09B)
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 220 | Existing positions reduced: 216
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$268M |
| 2 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$199M |
| 3 |
VAM
Vontobel Asset Management
New York
|
+$195M |
| 4 |
ESG
Emerging Sovereign Group
New York
|
+$194M |
| 5 |
DCP
DSM Capital Partners
Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida
|
+$190M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$535M |
| 2 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$401M |
| 3 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$337M |
| 4 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$265M |
| 5 |
Coatue Management
New York
|
-$165M |
BIDU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
648 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Baidu (BIDU) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $51.3B — up 4.3% from $49.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 124 funds opened new BIDU positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 83 holders — while 220 added to existing stakes and 216 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Viking Global Investors, adding an estimated $268M. The largest seller was OppenheimerFunds, cutting an estimated $535M.
- 648 institutional investors held Baidu (BIDU) as of Q4 2014, up from 574 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $51.3B of Baidu stock for Q4 2014, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 124 funds opened new Baidu positions in Q4 2014 and 41 closed out, a net change of +83 holders.
- The largest Baidu buyer in Q4 2014 was Viking Global Investors, an estimated $268M added.
- The largest Baidu seller in Q4 2014 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $535M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.