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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
TCM
476
Tekne Capital Management
New York
$26.4M +$25.4M +828,000 New
Los Angeles Capital Management
477
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$26.4M -$2.9M -94,400 -10%
EA
478
Euclid Advisors
Connecticut
$26.3M -$22.1M -720,500 -46%
HI
479
HBK Investments
Texas
$26.2M +$25.5M +828,480 New
RCM
480
Rockshelter Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$26M +$634K +20,620 +3%
Acadian Asset Management
481
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$25.8M +$20.5M +667,380 +468%
IHL
482
Investment House LLC
California
$25.7M -$568K -18,500 -2%
ONB
483
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$25.7M +$458K +14,900 +2%
LWCA
484
Locust Wood Capital Advisers
New York
$25.7M +$24.7M +805,420 New
BA
485
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$25.7M +$11.7M +380,720 +90%
CTI
486
Community Trust & Investment
Kentucky
$25.7M +$161K +5,240 +0.6%
ABC
487
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$25.6M -$3.81M -124,040 -13%
TAM
488
Telemark Asset Management
Massachusetts
$25.5M +$24.6M +800,000 New
MCM
489
Moore Capital Management
New York
$25.5M +$3.9M +127,020 +19%
DIA
490
Davidson Investment Advisors
Montana
$25.5M -$1.89M -61,520 -7%
B
491
Barings
North Carolina
$25.4M +$12.9M +418,400 +106%
CI
492
Cooper Investors
Australia
$25.4M +$572K +18,600 +2%
BHC
493
Bowen Hanes & Co
Florida
$25.3M +$25.5M +830,420 New
LOAMS
494
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
$25.2M +$1.38M +44,780 +6%
RCAMU
495
Rothschild & Co Asset Management US
Connecticut
$25.2M -$37.2M -1,210,020 -61%
KRS
496
Kentucky Retirement Systems
Kentucky
$25M +$927K +30,160 +4%
IAM
497
Impala Asset Management
Florida
$25M +$25.2M +821,000 New
JCM
498
Junto Capital Management
New York
$24.9M +$24M +780,600 New
OC
499
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$24.7M -$1.19M -38,660 -5%
EB
500
Eastern Bank
Massachusetts
$24.5M -$60.8K -1,980 -0.3%
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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.