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Alphabet (Google) Class C
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3,492 hedge funds and large institutions have $366B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class C in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 257 funds opening new positions, 1,332 increasing their positions, 1,438 reducing their positions, and 124 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

107% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 257 | Existing positions closed: 124

15% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.4B | Put options by funds: $9.03B

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 569 → 642 (+73)

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $325B → $366B (+$40.6B)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,435 → 3,492 (+57)

0.82% less ownership

Funds ownership: 59.76% → 58.94% (-0.82%)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,332 | Existing positions reduced: 1,438

Holders
3,492
Holders Change
+57
Holders Change %
+1.66%
% of All Funds
55.64%
Holding in Top 10
642
Holding in Top 10 Change
+73
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.83%
% of All Funds
10.23%
New
257
Increased
1,332
Reduced
1,438
Closed
124
Calls
$10.4B
Puts
$9.03B
Net Calls
+$1.33B
Net Calls Change
-$112M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GQG Partners
GQG Partners
Florida
+$2.01B
2
Capital International Investors
Capital International Investors
California
+$1.45B
3
PSCM
Pershing Square Capital Management
New York
+$779M
4
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$464M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$340M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TCI Fund Management
TCI Fund Management
United Kingdom
-$2.99B
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$2.94B
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$1.61B
4
CWM
CIBC World Markets
New York
-$1.05B
5
Sanders Capital
Sanders Capital
Florida
-$575M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TCI Fund Management
26
TCI Fund Management
United Kingdom
$2.45B -$2.99B -31,012,228 -57%
Wellington Management Group
27
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$2.4B +$171M +1,766,404 +8%
Deutsche Bank
28
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2.33B -$138M -1,426,507 -6%
Swiss National Bank
29
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.26B -$77.8M -805,500 -4%
Polen Capital Management
30
Polen Capital Management
Florida
$2.22B -$488M -5,053,082 -19%
Amundi
31
Amundi
France
$2.21B -$29.2M -302,000 -1%
GQG Partners
32
GQG Partners
Florida
$2.17B +$2.01B +20,865,613 New
Jennison Associates
33
Jennison Associates
New York
$2.11B -$342M -3,543,080 -15%
Wells Fargo
34
Wells Fargo
California
$2.06B -$53M -548,941 -3%
Ameriprise
35
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.99B -$36.4M -376,875 -2%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
36
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1.83B -$37.2M -384,942 -2%
Invesco
37
Invesco
Georgia
$1.82B +$123M +1,274,434 +8%
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
38
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
$1.6B -$136M -1,411,321 -8%
Arrowstreet Capital
39
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$1.55B +$190M +1,972,647 +15%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
40
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$1.53B +$1.74M +18,023 +0.1%
UBS Group
41
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.49B -$10.9M -113,344 -0.8%
Primecap Management
42
Primecap Management
California
$1.43B -$47.4M -490,570 -3%
California Public Employees Retirement System
43
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.37B -$175M -1,811,125 -12%
Brown Advisory
44
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$1.27B +$48.4M +501,035 +4%
CS
45
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.26B -$28.8M -298,331 -2%
Principal Financial Group
46
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$1.25B -$11.4M -118,542 -1%
Bank of Montreal
47
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.2B -$314M -3,253,669 -22%
American Century Companies
48
American Century Companies
Missouri
$1.15B +$6.91M +71,587 +0.6%
Franklin Resources
49
Franklin Resources
California
$1.13B -$76.6M -792,987 -7%
Bessemer Group
50
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$1.08B -$254M -2,628,323 -20%
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GOOG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

3,492 of the 6,276 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class C (GOOG) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $366B — up 12% from $325B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 257 funds opened new GOOG positions and 124 closed out — a net gain of 133 holders — while 1,332 added to existing stakes and 1,438 trimmed.

The largest buyer was GQG Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.01B. The largest seller was TCI Fund Management, cutting an estimated $2.99B.

  • 3,492 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class C (GOOG) as of Q1 2023, up from 3,435 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $366B of Alphabet (Google) Class C stock for Q1 2023, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 257 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class C positions in Q1 2023 and 124 closed out, a net change of +133 holders.
  • The largest Alphabet (Google) Class C buyer in Q1 2023 was GQG Partners, an estimated $2.01B added.
  • The largest Alphabet (Google) Class C seller in Q1 2023 was TCI Fund Management, an estimated $2.99B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.