Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
1,800 hedge funds and large institutions have $185B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class C in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 343 funds opening new positions, 248 increasing their positions, 1,120 reducing their positions, and 289 closing their positions.
19% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 343 | Existing positions closed: 289
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,771 → 1,800 (+29)
0% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.7B | Put options by funds: $4.68B
34% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $278B → $185B (-$93.9B)
46% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 631 → 338 (-293)
78% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 248 | Existing positions reduced: 1,120
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$963M |
| 2 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Minato-Ku, Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$605M |
| 3 |
Coatue Management
New York
|
+$579M |
| 4 |
California Public Employees Retirement System
Sacramento,
California
|
+$546M |
| 5 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
+$509M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$12.1B |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$11.6B |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$7.75B |
| 4 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$6.38B |
| 5 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$5.54B |
GOOG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
1,800 of the 3,813 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class C (GOOG) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $185B — down 34% from $278B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 343 funds opened new GOOG positions and 289 closed out — a net gain of 54 holders — while 248 added to existing stakes and 1,120 trimmed.
The largest buyer was UBS AM, opening a new position worth an estimated $963M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $12.1B.
- 1,800 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class C (GOOG) as of Q4 2015, up from 1,771 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $185B of Alphabet (Google) Class C stock for Q4 2015, down 34% quarter-over-quarter.
- 343 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class C positions in Q4 2015 and 289 closed out, a net change of +54 holders.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class C buyer in Q4 2015 was UBS AM, an estimated $963M added.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class C seller in Q4 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $12.1B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.