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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
MM
1326
Midas Management
New York
$1.47M – – –
EFSCE
1327
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$1.46M +$40.6K +1,320 +3%
MS
1328
Marshall & Sullivan
Washington
$1.46M -$2.16M -70,200 -64%
LOCC
1329
Lombard Odier & Cie (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$1.46M -$79.9K -2,600 -5%
NAM
1330
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$1.45M -$67.6K -2,200 -5%
WCM
1331
Wunderlich Capital Managemnt
Tennessee
$1.44M +$13.5K +440 +1%
SFSG
1332
Stearns Financial Services Group
North Carolina
$1.44M +$69.4K +2,260 +5%
SIM
1333
Sonora Investment Management
Arizona
$1.43M +$1.4M +45,460 New
CHJWM
1334
Carlton Hofferkamp & Jenks Wealth Management
Texas
$1.42M -$699K -22,740 -33%
EEG
1335
E.E. Geduld
$1.42M +$1.36M +44,400 New
Twin Tree Management
1336
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$1.41M +$632K +20,560 +87%
TCM
1337
Tributary Capital Management
Nebraska
$1.4M +$615K +20,000 +77%
MFS
1338
Monetta Financial Services
Illinois
$1.4M +$1.41M +46,000 New
AA
1339
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$1.38M +$54.7K +1,780 +4%
ACM
1340
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$1.37M +$1.35M +43,780 New
WAM
1341
Weatherly Asset Management
California
$1.35M +$86K +2,800 +7%
GWM
1342
Graybill Wealth Management
Illinois
$1.35M -$1.52M -49,600 -53%
MAM
1343
Mastrapasqua Asset Management
Tennessee
$1.35M -$6.97M -226,860 -84%
PM
1344
Penbrook Management
New York
$1.34M -$1.42M -46,120 -51%
ANRIA
1345
American National Registered Investment Advisor
Texas
$1.34M -$1.33M -43,440 -50%
VFA
1346
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$1.33M +$226K +7,360 +20%
SA
1347
Strategic Advisors
New York
$1.32M – – –
PIM
1348
Penobscot Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.31M -$61.5K -2,000 -5%
FFC
1349
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$1.31M -$157K -5,120 -11%
11A
1350
10-15 Associates
New York
$1.31M +$408K +13,280 +44%
52 53
54
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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.