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Alphabet (Google) Class A
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2,070 hedge funds and large institutions have $222B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class A in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 117 funds opening new positions, 783 increasing their positions, 884 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 117 | Existing positions closed: 67

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 372 → 465 (+93)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $204B → $222B (+$17.8B)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,041 → 2,070 (+29)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 783 | Existing positions reduced: 884

18% less ownership

Funds ownership: 1,619.04% → 1,601.04% (-18%)

19% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.17B | Put options by funds: $6.41B

Holders
2,070
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+1.42%
% of All Funds
51.61%
Holding in Top 10
465
Holding in Top 10 Change
+93
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
11.59%
New
117
Increased
783
Reduced
884
Closed
67
Calls
$5.17B
Puts
$6.41B
Net Calls
-$1.24B
Net Calls Change
+$389M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$620M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$531M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$344M
4
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$263M
5
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
+$260M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$835M
2
Viking Global Investors
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
-$690M
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$515M
4
GIM
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
-$326M
5
VAM
Veritas Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$263M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Deutsche Bank
26
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.51B -$43.7M -933,720 -3%
Franklin Resources
27
Franklin Resources
California
$1.39B -$9.15M -195,620 -0.6%
UBS AM
28
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.37B +$25.8M +551,080 +2%
Sands Capital Management
29
Sands Capital Management
Virginia
$1.37B -$93.4M -1,997,780 -6%
Legal & General Group
30
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.34B +$39.3M +840,020 +3%
Lazard Asset Management
31
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$1.32B -$194M -4,149,720 -13%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
32
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$1.22B +$80.3M +1,716,000 +7%
UBS Group
33
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.15B +$28.9M +618,600 +3%
Swiss National Bank
34
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.03B +$34M +726,000 +3%
Bank of Montreal
35
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.02B +$7.83M +167,500 +0.8%
LPU
36
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.01B -$89.6M -1,916,440 -8%
Charles Schwab
37
Charles Schwab
California
$965M +$40.7M +870,860 +4%
Fisher Asset Management
38
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$950M -$46.6M -997,140 -5%
Royal Bank of Canada
39
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$943M -$10.7M -229,820 -1%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
40
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$925M +$11.7M +249,660 +1%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
41
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$914M +$18.9M +404,800 +2%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
42
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$837M -$11M -236,140 -1%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
43
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$829M +$14.9M +317,660 +2%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
44
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$811M – – –
Edgewood Management
45
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
$788M +$41.5M +887,360 +6%
Artisan Partners
46
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$783M +$28.3M +605,720 +4%
Nordea Investment Management
47
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$777M -$112M -2,395,360 -13%
Allianz Asset Management
48
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$769M -$10.9M -234,080 -1%
WRF
49
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$765M -$85.4M -1,826,240 -10%
Fidelity International
50
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$755M +$42.7M +913,160 +6%
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GOOGL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

2,070 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $222B — up 8.7% from $204B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 117 funds opened new GOOGL positions and 67 closed out — a net gain of 50 holders — while 783 added to existing stakes and 884 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $620M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $835M.

  • 2,070 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) as of Q2 2017, up from 2,041 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $222B of Alphabet (Google) Class A stock for Q2 2017, up 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 117 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class A positions in Q2 2017 and 67 closed out, a net change of +50 holders.
  • The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A buyer in Q2 2017 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $620M added.
  • The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A seller in Q2 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $835M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.