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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
ECML
1901
Eagle Capital Management (Louisiana)
Louisiana
– -$2.49M -93,680 Closed
TSWM
1902
Triangle Securities Wealth Management
North Carolina
– -$2.43M -93,100 Closed
SI
1903
Standard Investments
New York
– -$2.4M -92,140 Closed
FC
1904
FIC Capital
New York
– -$2.33M -88,420 Closed
CM
1905
Capital Management
Virginia
– -$2.38M -88,280 Closed
LC
1906
Lincoln Capital
Nebraska
– -$2.35M -87,860 Closed
AI
1907
Atria Investments
North Carolina
– -$2.24M -84,840 Closed
CC
1908
CQS Cayman
Cayman Islands
– -$2.14M -82,260 Closed
EGM
1909
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
– -$2.13M -81,820 Closed
BSW
1910
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
– -$2.08M -78,140 Closed
FIMG
1911
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
– -$1.96M -75,180 Closed
CCA
1912
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
– -$1.99M -74,980 Closed
BRWA
1913
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$1.95M -73,340 Closed
RCAG
1914
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
– -$1.94M -73,320 Closed
AI
1915
Analytic Investors
California
– -$1.84M -68,020 Closed
WIC
1916
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
– -$1.75M -66,240 Closed
LCM
1917
Leisure Capital Management
California
– -$1.7M -63,860 Closed
B
1918
Bailard
California
– -$1.61M -60,840 Closed
TAM
1919
Troy Asset Management
United Kingdom
– -$1.62M -60,000 Closed
MFIMFI
1920
Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income
Illinois
– -$1.59M -58,740 Closed
WPP
1921
Whalerock Point Partners
Rhode Island
– -$1.57M -58,660 Closed
KC
1922
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
– -$1.57M -58,080 Closed
VF
1923
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$1.72M -56,120 Closed
MIC
1924
MU Investments Company
Japan
– -$1.48M -55,860 Closed
RMAM
1925
Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management
New Jersey
– -$1.48M -55,180 Closed
75 76
77
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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.