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Alphabet (Google) Class A
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1,780 hedge funds and large institutions have $187B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class A in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1,477 funds opening new positions, 129 increasing their positions, 131 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

24,517% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 1,477 | Existing positions closed: 6

2,322% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.74B → $187B (+$180B)

841% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 41 → 386 (+345)

467% more funds holding

Funds holding: 314 → 1,780 (+1,466)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 129 | Existing positions reduced: 131

10% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.09B | Put options by funds: $5.63B

Holders
1,780
Holders Change
+1,466
Holders Change %
+466.88%
% of All Funds
46.69%
Holding in Top 10
386
Holding in Top 10 Change
+345
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+841.46%
% of All Funds
10.13%
New
1,477
Increased
129
Reduced
131
Closed
6
Calls
$5.09B
Puts
$5.63B
Net Calls
-$544M
Net Calls Change
-$595M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$13.6B
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$12.8B
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$8.25B
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$6.08B
5
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$5.61B

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WP
Wedgewood Partners
Missouri
-$70M
2
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
-$50.3M
3
MC
Montag & Caldwell
Georgia
-$40.4M
4
VAM
Veritas Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$30M
5
TAM
Tiverton Asset Management
Delaware
-$25.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CC
326
Colrain Capital
Massachusetts
$47.6M -$5.78M -156,300 -11%
Toronto Dominion Bank
327
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$47.5M +$45.2M +1,222,000 New
SC
328
Saturna Capital
Washington
$45.8M +$275K +7,440 +0.6%
OTPPB
329
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
$45.8M +$43.5M +1,176,340 New
GT
330
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$45.5M +$43.3M +1,170,400 New
HighTower Advisors
331
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$45.5M +$43.2M +1,168,480 New
KBC Group
332
KBC Group
Belgium
$44.9M +$42.8M +1,155,380 New
FAF
333
Fjarde Ap-fonden
Sweden
$44.6M +$250K +6,760 +0.6%
CAM
334
Contour Asset Management
New York
$44.1M +$42M +1,134,020 New
NTC
335
NF Trinity Capital
Hong Kong
$43.8M +$41.6M +1,124,800 New
TCM
336
Tekne Capital Management
New York
$43.6M +$41.5M +1,122,000 New
OI
337
Oakbrook Investments
Illinois
$43.3M +$41.2M +1,113,920 New
MCM
338
Melvin Capital Management
New York
$42.8M +$40.7M +1,100,000 New
SL
339
Summitry LLC
California
$42.7M +$40.7M +1,098,500 New
TAM
340
Trillium Asset Management
Massachusetts
$42M +$39.9M +1,078,400 New
Nomura Asset Management
341
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$41.9M +$39.8M +1,076,500 New
DC
342
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$41M +$39M +1,053,900 New
AIA
343
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
$40.7M +$38.7M +1,045,200 New
RIM
344
Rainier Investment Management
Washington
$40.5M +$38.6M +1,041,960 New
MCL
345
MIK Capital LLC
New York
$40.4M +$38.4M +1,038,840 New
OPERF
346
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$40.4M +$3.03M +82,000 +9%
FWCM
347
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$40.3M +$38.4M +1,037,060 New
URS
348
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$40.3M +$38.3M +1,035,740 New
JCM
349
Junto Capital Management
New York
$39.8M +$37.9M +1,023,000 New
VFA
350
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$39.8M +$37.8M +1,022,460 New
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GOOGL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

1,780 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $187B — up 2,322% from $7.74B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 1,477 funds opened new GOOGL positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 1,471 holders — while 129 added to existing stakes and 131 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $13.6B. The largest seller was Wedgewood Partners, cutting an estimated $70M.

  • 1,780 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) as of Q4 2015, up from 314 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $187B of Alphabet (Google) Class A stock for Q4 2015, up 2,322% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 1,477 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class A positions in Q4 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of +1,471 holders.
  • The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A buyer in Q4 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $13.6B added.
  • The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A seller in Q4 2015 was Wedgewood Partners, an estimated $70M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.