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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
Sands Capital Management
26
Sands Capital Management
Virginia
$1.53B +$1.46B +39,391,520 New
TCIM
27
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.45B +$1.38B +37,163,320 New
Viking Global Investors
28
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
$1.44B +$1.37B +37,069,200 New
Deutsche Bank
29
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.37B +$1.31B +35,295,440 New
UBS AM
30
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.29B +$1.23B +33,192,720 New
Franklin Resources
31
Franklin Resources
California
$1.25B +$1.19B +32,044,180 New
WRF
32
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$1.23B +$1.17B +31,617,380 New
ATO
33
Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt
Sweden
$1.1B +$1.04B +28,200,000 New
LPU
34
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.07B +$1.02B +27,579,300 New
BIM
35
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.06B +$1.01B +27,259,760 New
Legal & General Group
36
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.01B +$963M +26,018,040 New
Lazard Asset Management
37
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$944M +$898M +24,267,340 New
BA
38
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$930M +$885M +23,907,100 New
O
39
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$925M +$880M +23,765,380 New
JSP
40
Jackson Square Partners
California
$874M +$753M +20,342,040 New
Allianz Asset Management
41
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$865M +$822M +22,210,260 New
Dodge & Cox
42
Dodge & Cox
California
$856M +$814M +21,994,320 New
Bank of Montreal
43
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$820M +$780M +21,085,700 New
UBS Group
44
UBS Group
Switzerland
$817M +$777M +21,001,960 New
Fisher Asset Management
45
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$738M +$702M +18,980,280 New
Winslow Capital Management
46
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
$736M +$700M +18,913,360 New
DSA
47
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$734M +$698M +18,869,440 New
Harris Associates
48
Harris Associates
Illinois
$687M +$654M +17,660,680 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
49
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$684M +$651M +17,584,680 New
CS
50
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$681M +$648M +17,510,940 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.