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Alphabet (Google) Class C
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1,771 hedge funds and large institutions have $278B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class C in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 143 funds opening new positions, 698 increasing their positions, 795 reducing their positions, and 239 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

15% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 551 → 631 (+80)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $251B → $278B (+$27.6B)

11% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.18B | Put options by funds: $8.29B

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,882 → 1,771 (-111)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 698 | Existing positions reduced: 795

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 143 | Existing positions closed: 239

Holders
1,771
Holders Change
-111
Holders Change %
-5.9%
% of All Funds
49.43%
Holding in Top 10
631
Holding in Top 10 Change
+80
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.52%
% of All Funds
17.61%
New
143
Increased
698
Reduced
795
Closed
239
Calls
$9.18B
Puts
$8.29B
Net Calls
+$888M
Net Calls Change
+$718M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$943M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$906M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$846M
4
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates
New York
+$820M
5
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
+$716M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$1.98B
2
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
-$1.82B
3
Primecap Management
Primecap Management
California
-$1.74B
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$1.18B
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$913M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
URS
301
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$65.1M +$369K +12,000 +0.6%
DC
302
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$64.6M -$32.6K -1,060 -0.1%
TAM
303
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$64.5M -$58M -1,886,740 -47%
WRCM
304
Whale Rock Capital Management
Massachusetts
$64.4M +$18.7M +607,520 +42%
VNIM
305
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
$64.3M -$24.6M -800,560 -27%
GGHC
306
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
$64.1M +$478K +15,540 +0.8%
KCM
307
Kingdon Capital Management
New York
$63.9M +$61.5M +2,001,820 New
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
308
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$63.8M +$57.9M +1,884,000 +939%
ACM
309
Andor Capital Management
New York
$63.8M +$61.5M +2,000,000 New
TCM
310
Tetrem Capital Management
Manitoba, Canada
$63.5M +$11.6M +378,700 +22%
PFU
311
Parus Finance (UK)
United Kingdom
$62.9M +$12.5M +406,200 +26%
VFA
312
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$62.9M -$547K -17,800 -0.9%
MVIP
313
Mar Vista Investment Partners
California
$62.1M +$45M +1,463,980 +253%
SAM
314
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$62M +$18.1M +588,860 +38%
DDC
315
DF Dent & Co
Maryland
$61.5M +$61.5M +2,001,000 +10,251%
CRM
316
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
$61.3M -$15.4M -500,720 -21%
Asset Management One
317
Asset Management One
Japan
$61M +$2.26M +73,520 +4%
VAM
318
Veritas Asset Management
United Kingdom
$60.9M -$513M -16,687,200 -89%
NM
319
Nokota Management
New York
$60.8M -$10.4M -339,980 -15%
MCM
320
Melvin Capital Management
New York
$60.6M +$58.4M +1,900,000 New
BFS
321
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$60.4M +$1.18M +38,520 +2%
Baird Financial Group
322
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$60.4M -$631K -20,540 -1%
IAM
323
Impax Asset Management
New Hampshire
$59.4M +$25M +815,100 +75%
EWM
324
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$57.9M +$2.31M +75,220 +4%
GT
325
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$57.6M +$1.18M +38,520 +2%
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GOOG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

1,771 of the 3,583 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class C (GOOG) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $278B — up 11% from $251B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 239 funds closed out of GOOG and 143 opened new positions — a net loss of 96 holders — while 795 trimmed existing stakes and 698 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $943M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $1.98B.

  • 1,771 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class C (GOOG) as of Q3 2015, down from 1,882 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $278B of Alphabet (Google) Class C stock for Q3 2015, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 143 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class C positions in Q3 2015 and 239 closed out, a net change of -96 holders.
  • The largest Alphabet (Google) Class C buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $943M added.
  • The largest Alphabet (Google) Class C seller in Q3 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $1.98B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.