Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$3.98B |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$318M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$296M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$293M |
| 5 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$280M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$3.72B |
| 2 |
PAG
Private Advisor Group
Morristown,
New Jersey
|
-$1.13B |
| 3 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$484M |
| 4 |
MC
Maverick Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$483M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$428M |
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.