We are live on ! Find out more
GOOG icon

Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG

1,711 hedge funds and large institutions have $266B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class C in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 238 funds opening new positions, 590 increasing their positions, 733 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

222% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 238 | Existing positions closed: 74

31% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 473 → 621 (+148)

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $206B → $266B (+$59.7B)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,573 → 1,711 (+138)

5% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.7B | Put options by funds: $12.3B

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 590 | Existing positions reduced: 733

Holders
1,711
Holders Change
+138
Holders Change %
+8.77%
% of All Funds
49.65%
Holding in Top 10
621
Holding in Top 10 Change
+148
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+31.29%
% of All Funds
18.02%
New
238
Increased
590
Reduced
733
Closed
74
Calls
$11.7B
Puts
$12.3B
Net Calls
-$632M
Net Calls Change
-$244M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
+$856M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$801M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$727M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$614M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$356M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$680M
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$426M
3
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
-$357M
4
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
-$349M
5
Pzena Investment Management
Pzena Investment Management
New York
-$288M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FNYS
1776
First New York Securities
New York
– -$438K -20,075 Closed
TPM
1777
T2 Partners Management
New York
– -$438K -20,075 Closed
CWP
1778
Capital Wealth Planning
Florida
– -$376K -17,224 Closed
BO
1779
Bank OZK
Arkansas
– -$254K -11,684 Closed
FC
1780
Fayerweather Charles
– -$236K -10,840 Closed
TCM
1781
Tran Capital Management
California
– -$219K -10,037 Closed
LG
1782
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
– -$214K -9,797 Closed
HR
1783
Howe & Rusling
New York
– -$164K -7,508 Closed
TF
1784
Trutina Financial
Washington
– -$92K -4,216 Closed
QT
1785
Quantbot Technologies
New York
– -$87K -4,015 Closed
AA
1786
Alta Advisers
United Kingdom
– -$26K -1,204 Closed
CFSG
1787
Community Financial Services Group
Vermont
– -$18K -803 Closed
68 69 70 71
72

GOOG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

1,711 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class C (GOOG) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $266B — up 29% from $206B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 238 funds opened new GOOG positions and 74 closed out — a net gain of 164 holders — while 590 added to existing stakes and 733 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, adding an estimated $856M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $680M.

  • 1,711 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class C (GOOG) as of Q4 2013, up from 1,573 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $266B of Alphabet (Google) Class C stock for Q4 2013, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 238 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class C positions in Q4 2013 and 74 closed out, a net change of +164 holders.
  • The largest Alphabet (Google) Class C buyer in Q4 2013 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $856M added.
  • The largest Alphabet (Google) Class C seller in Q4 2013 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $680M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.