Baidu
BIDU
620 hedge funds and large institutions have $47.2B invested in Baidu in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 79 funds opening new positions, 256 increasing their positions, 188 reducing their positions, and 103 closing their positions.
36% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 256 | Existing positions reduced: 188
1% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.48B | Put options by funds: $1.49B
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 649 → 620 (-29)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $51.4B → $47.2B (-$4.13B)
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 84 → 70 (-14)
23% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 103
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dodge & Cox
San Francisco,
California
|
+$431M |
| 2 |
HL
Harding Loevner
Bridgewater,
New Jersey
|
+$420M |
| 3 |
MC
Maverick Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$234M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$222M |
| 5 |
CAM
Coronation Asset Management
Cape Town,
South Africa
|
+$196M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$668M |
| 2 |
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
-$422M |
| 3 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$375M |
| 4 |
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
|
-$210M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$204M |
BIDU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
620 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Baidu (BIDU) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $47.2B — down 8% from $51.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 103 funds closed out of BIDU and 79 opened new positions — a net loss of 24 holders — while 188 trimmed existing stakes and 256 added.
The largest buyer was Dodge & Cox, adding an estimated $431M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $668M.
- 620 institutional investors held Baidu (BIDU) as of Q1 2015, down from 649 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $47.2B of Baidu stock for Q1 2015, down 8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 79 funds opened new Baidu positions in Q1 2015 and 103 closed out, a net change of -24 holders.
- The largest Baidu buyer in Q1 2015 was Dodge & Cox, an estimated $431M added.
- The largest Baidu seller in Q1 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $668M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.