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Alphabet (Google) Class A
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2,062 hedge funds and large institutions have $231B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class A in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 852 increasing their positions, 842 reducing their positions, and 72 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 72

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $222B → $231B (+$9.4B)

1% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 852 | Existing positions reduced: 842

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2,070 → 2,062 (-8)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 465 → 446 (-19)

8.92% less ownership

Funds ownership: 1,601.04% → 1,592.12% (-8.9%)

11% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.27B | Put options by funds: $7.07B

Holders
2,062
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-0.39%
% of All Funds
51.41%
Holding in Top 10
446
Holding in Top 10 Change
-19
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-4.09%
% of All Funds
11.12%
New
80
Increased
852
Reduced
842
Closed
72
Calls
$6.27B
Puts
$7.07B
Net Calls
-$803M
Net Calls Change
+$437M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Viking Global Investors
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
+$752M
2
PC
PointState Capital
New York
+$363M
3
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
+$273M
4
Edgewood Management
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
+$259M
5
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$242M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$886M
2
HL
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
-$490M
3
TP
Third Point
New York
-$247M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$241M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$197M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Deutsche Bank
26
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.52B -$57.9M -1,220,440 -4%
Lazard Asset Management
27
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$1.45B +$60.9M +1,284,980 +5%
Viking Global Investors
28
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
$1.44B +$752M +15,858,420 +116%
Legal & General Group
29
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.43B +$27.7M +584,340 +2%
UBS Group
30
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.39B +$184M +3,874,340 +16%
Sands Capital Management
31
Sands Capital Management
Virginia
$1.34B -$85.1M -1,794,680 -6%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
32
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$1.34B +$55.8M +1,176,000 +4%
UBS AM
33
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.32B -$108M -2,278,840 -8%
Franklin Resources
34
Franklin Resources
California
$1.32B -$137M -2,897,480 -10%
Edgewood Management
35
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
$1.09B +$259M +5,457,020 +32%
Swiss National Bank
36
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.09B +$11.3M +238,000 +1%
Fisher Asset Management
37
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$1.04B +$40.6M +856,640 +4%
Charles Schwab
38
Charles Schwab
California
$1.02B +$13.1M +275,160 +1%
Bank of Montreal
39
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.02B -$47.9M -1,010,420 -5%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
40
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$973M +$15.5M +327,100 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
41
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$961M -$26.5M -558,720 -3%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
42
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$946M -$21.8M -460,440 -2%
LPU
43
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
United Kingdom
$921M -$135M -2,849,820 -13%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
44
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$886M +$8.93M +188,280 +1%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
45
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$861M -$7.2M -151,820 -0.9%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
46
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$849M – – –
Nordea Investment Management
47
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$842M +$27.4M +577,060 +3%
Fidelity International
48
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$803M +$11.7M +247,620 +2%
Allianz Asset Management
49
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$766M -$37.4M -787,940 -5%
PPA
50
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$763M +$26.5M +559,780 +4%
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GOOGL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

2,062 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $231B — up 4.2% from $222B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 80 funds opened new GOOGL positions and 72 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 852 added to existing stakes and 842 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Viking Global Investors, adding an estimated $752M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $886M.

  • 2,062 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) as of Q3 2017, down from 2,070 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $231B of Alphabet (Google) Class A stock for Q3 2017, up 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 80 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class A positions in Q3 2017 and 72 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A buyer in Q3 2017 was Viking Global Investors, an estimated $752M added.
  • The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A seller in Q3 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $886M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.