Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
2,379 hedge funds and large institutions have $256B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class C in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 88 funds opening new positions, 1,015 increasing their positions, 925 reducing their positions, and 102 closing their positions.
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,015 | Existing positions reduced: 925
0.27% less ownership
Funds ownership: 68.5% → 68.23% (-0.27%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 2,418 → 2,379 (-39)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $281B → $256B (-$24.6B)
14% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 88 | Existing positions closed: 102
17% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.76B | Put options by funds: $5.72B
22% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 490 → 384 (-106)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$3.45B |
| 2 |
TCI Fund Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.25B |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$779M |
| 4 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$721M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$707M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.44B |
| 2 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
|
-$867M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$692M |
| 4 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$583M |
| 5 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$521M |
GOOG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
2,379 of the 4,625 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class C (GOOG) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $256B — down 8.8% from $281B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 102 funds closed out of GOOG and 88 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 925 trimmed existing stakes and 1,015 added.
The largest buyer was Nuveen, adding an estimated $3.45B. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $1.44B.
- 2,379 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class C (GOOG) as of Q2 2019, down from 2,418 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $256B of Alphabet (Google) Class C stock for Q2 2019, down 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 88 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class C positions in Q2 2019 and 102 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class C buyer in Q2 2019 was Nuveen, an estimated $3.45B added.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class C seller in Q2 2019 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $1.44B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.