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Alphabet (Google) Class C
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2,260 hedge funds and large institutions have $286B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class C in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 120 funds opening new positions, 871 increasing their positions, 895 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

114% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 120 | Existing positions closed: 56

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $267B → $286B (+$18.2B)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,216 → 2,260 (+44)

1% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 460 → 465 (+5)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 871 | Existing positions reduced: 895

11.79% less ownership

Funds ownership: 1,382.93% → 1,371.14% (-12%)

26% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.64B | Put options by funds: $7.63B

Holders
2,260
Holders Change
+44
Holders Change %
+1.99%
% of All Funds
51.66%
Holding in Top 10
465
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+1.09%
% of All Funds
10.63%
New
120
Increased
871
Reduced
895
Closed
56
Calls
$5.64B
Puts
$7.63B
Net Calls
-$1.99B
Net Calls Change
-$252M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital International Investors
Capital International Investors
California
+$3.98B
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$318M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$296M
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$293M
5
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
+$280M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$3.72B
2
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
-$1.13B
3
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
-$484M
4
MC
Maverick Capital
Texas
-$483M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$428M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of America
26
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.47B +$25.9M +433,220 +1%
Goldman Sachs
27
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.23B +$79.9M +1,333,280 +4%
Jennison Associates
28
Jennison Associates
New York
$2.14B +$159M +2,655,620 +8%
Wells Fargo
29
Wells Fargo
California
$2.02B -$31.8M -531,620 -2%
Deutsche Bank
30
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.95B +$293M +4,884,600 +18%
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
31
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
$1.93B -$8.43M -140,800 -0.4%
Ameriprise
32
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.85B -$234M -3,903,300 -12%
Bank of Montreal
33
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.76B -$20M -333,560 -1%
Legal & General Group
34
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.61B +$6.66M +111,240 +0.4%
Sanders Capital
35
Sanders Capital
Florida
$1.48B -$52.8M -881,840 -3%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
36
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.42B +$107M +1,786,540 +8%
ClearBridge Investments
37
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$1.4B +$162M +2,697,040 +13%
Charles Schwab
38
Charles Schwab
California
$1.39B +$52.2M +871,480 +4%
UBS AM
39
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.34B +$22.8M +380,460 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
40
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.3B +$39.5M +659,320 +3%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
41
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1.24B +$18.3M +304,800 +1%
DSA
42
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$1.23B -$108M -1,806,780 -8%
Polen Capital Management
43
Polen Capital Management
Florida
$1.21B +$7.73M +128,980 +0.6%
Swiss National Bank
44
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.2B -$46.2M -772,000 -4%
EVM
45
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$1.19B -$2.52M -42,000 -0.2%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
46
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$1.17B +$23M +384,680 +2%
UBS Group
47
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.15B -$91.1M -1,520,820 -7%
FAM
48
Fred Alger Management
New York
$1.12B +$150M +2,499,060 +15%
Massachusetts Financial Services
49
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.12B -$24.2M -403,660 -2%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
50
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.11B -$3.44M -57,360 -0.3%
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GOOG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

2,260 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class C (GOOG) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $286B — up 6.8% from $267B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 120 funds opened new GOOG positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 64 holders — while 871 added to existing stakes and 895 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital International Investors, adding an estimated $3.98B. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $3.72B.

  • 2,260 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class C (GOOG) as of Q3 2018, up from 2,216 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $286B of Alphabet (Google) Class C stock for Q3 2018, up 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 120 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class C positions in Q3 2018 and 56 closed out, a net change of +64 holders.
  • The largest Alphabet (Google) Class C buyer in Q3 2018 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $3.98B added.
  • The largest Alphabet (Google) Class C seller in Q3 2018 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $3.72B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.