Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
2,372 hedge funds and large institutions have $247B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class C in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 260 funds opening new positions, 939 increasing their positions, 856 reducing their positions, and 128 closing their positions.
103% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 260 | Existing positions closed: 128
8% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 465 → 503 (+38)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,260 → 2,372 (+112)
3.62% more ownership
Funds ownership: 1,371.14% → 1,374.76% (+3.6%)
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 939 | Existing positions reduced: 856
11% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.35B | Put options by funds: $7.1B
13% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $286B → $247B (-$38.5B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$1.62B |
| 2 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$781M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$586M |
| 4 |
GIM
Generation Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$484M |
| 5 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$437M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.68B |
| 2 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.43B |
| 3 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$1.15B |
| 4 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$1.06B |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$741M |
GOOG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
2,372 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class C (GOOG) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $247B — down 13% from $286B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 260 funds opened new GOOG positions and 128 closed out — a net gain of 132 holders — while 939 added to existing stakes and 856 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $1.62B. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $1.68B.
- 2,372 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class C (GOOG) as of Q4 2018, up from 2,260 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $247B of Alphabet (Google) Class C stock for Q4 2018, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 260 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class C positions in Q4 2018 and 128 closed out, a net change of +132 holders.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class C buyer in Q4 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $1.62B added.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class C seller in Q4 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $1.68B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.