Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
1,682 hedge funds and large institutions have $258B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class C in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 114 funds opening new positions, 664 increasing their positions, 728 reducing their positions, and 126 closing their positions.
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 664 | Existing positions reduced: 728
10% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 114 | Existing positions closed: 126
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,711 → 1,682 (-29)
3.87% less ownership
Funds ownership: 138.52% → 134.65% (-3.9%)
10% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 621 → 561 (-60)
10% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.33B | Put options by funds: $8.15B
37% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $11.9B | Capital outflows: $18.8B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.13B |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.05B |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$769M |
| 4 |
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$584M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$568M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
|
-$1.27B |
| 2 |
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$1.13B |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$959M |
| 4 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Minato-Ku, Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$819M |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$618M |
GOOG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
1,682 of the 3,475 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class C (GOOG) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $258B — down 3.3% from $267B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 126 funds closed out of GOOG and 114 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 728 trimmed existing stakes and 664 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $1.13B. The largest seller was Brown Brothers Harriman & Co, cutting an estimated $1.27B.
- 1,682 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class C (GOOG) as of Q1 2014, down from 1,711 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $258B of Alphabet (Google) Class C stock for Q1 2014, down 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 114 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class C positions in Q1 2014 and 126 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class C buyer in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $1.13B added.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class C seller in Q1 2014 was Brown Brothers Harriman & Co, an estimated $1.27B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.