Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
1,573 hedge funds and large institutions have $206B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class C in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 89 funds opening new positions, 680 increasing their positions, 601 reducing their positions, and 102 closing their positions.
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 680 | Existing positions reduced: 601
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $205B → $206B (+$1.04B)
5% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.88B | Put options by funds: $8.27B
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,604 → 1,573 (-31)
7% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 506 → 473 (-33)
13% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 89 | Existing positions closed: 102
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$793M |
| 2 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$668M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$657M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$490M |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$379M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$474M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$335M |
| 3 |
PHS
PFM Health Sciences
San Francisco,
California
|
-$252M |
| 4 |
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$231M |
| 5 |
SFM
Soros Fund Management
New York
|
-$206M |
GOOG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
1,573 of the 3,085 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class C (GOOG) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $206B — up 0.51% from $205B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 102 funds closed out of GOOG and 89 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 601 trimmed existing stakes and 680 added.
The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $793M. The largest seller was Lone Pine Capital, cutting an estimated $474M.
- 1,573 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class C (GOOG) as of Q3 2013, down from 1,604 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $206B of Alphabet (Google) Class C stock for Q3 2013, up 0.51% quarter-over-quarter.
- 89 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class C positions in Q3 2013 and 102 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class C buyer in Q3 2013 was State Street, an estimated $793M added.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class C seller in Q3 2013 was Lone Pine Capital, an estimated $474M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.