Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
3,486 hedge funds and large institutions have $554B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class C in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 163 funds opening new positions, 1,482 increasing their positions, 1,302 reducing their positions, and 129 closing their positions.
26% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 163 | Existing positions closed: 129
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,482 | Existing positions reduced: 1,302
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 3,496 → 3,486 (-10)
1.21% less ownership
Funds ownership: 64.14% → 62.93% (-1.2%)
1% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 853 → 842 (-11)
46% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $16.2B | Put options by funds: $30.1B
53% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $12.4B | Capital outflows: $26.3B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$2.21B |
| 2 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$727M |
| 3 |
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
|
+$532M |
| 4 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$450M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$427M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$3.24B |
| 2 |
GQG Partners
Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida
|
-$1.94B |
| 3 |
TCI Fund Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$1.58B |
| 4 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$905M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$696M |
GOOG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review
3,486 of the 6,365 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class C (GOOG) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $554B — down 6% from $589B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 163 funds opened new GOOG positions and 129 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 1,482 added to existing stakes and 1,302 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $2.21B. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $3.24B.
- 3,486 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class C (GOOG) as of Q1 2022, down from 3,496 in Q4 2021.
- Funds reported $554B of Alphabet (Google) Class C stock for Q1 2022, down 6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 163 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class C positions in Q1 2022 and 129 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class C buyer in Q1 2022 was Norges Bank, an estimated $2.21B added.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class C seller in Q1 2022 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $3.24B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.