Baidu
BIDU
595 hedge funds and large institutions have $45.3B invested in Baidu in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 67 funds opening new positions, 244 increasing their positions, 184 reducing their positions, and 84 closing their positions.
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 244 | Existing positions reduced: 184
8% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.62B | Put options by funds: $1.49B
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $47.2B → $45.3B (-$1.96B)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 620 → 595 (-25)
7% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 70 → 65 (-5)
20% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 84
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
+$538M |
| 2 |
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
+$385M |
| 3 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$326M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$260M |
| 5 |
MNA
Manning & Napier Advisors
Fairport,
New York
|
+$244M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$1.1B |
| 2 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$856M |
| 3 |
Coatue Management
New York
|
-$458M |
| 4 |
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$351M |
| 5 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$235M |
BIDU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
595 of the 3,730 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Baidu (BIDU) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $45.3B — down 4.2% from $47.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 84 funds closed out of BIDU and 67 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 184 trimmed existing stakes and 244 added.
The largest buyer was Lazard Asset Management, adding an estimated $538M. The largest seller was Lone Pine Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.1B sold.
- 595 institutional investors held Baidu (BIDU) as of Q2 2015, down from 620 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $45.3B of Baidu stock for Q2 2015, down 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 67 funds opened new Baidu positions in Q2 2015 and 84 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
- The largest Baidu buyer in Q2 2015 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $538M added.
- The largest Baidu seller in Q2 2015 was Lone Pine Capital, an estimated $1.1B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.