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Alphabet (Google) Class A
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2,373 hedge funds and large institutions have $285B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class A in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 125 funds opening new positions, 969 increasing their positions, 921 reducing their positions, and 65 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

92% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 125 | Existing positions closed: 65

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $267B → $285B (+$17.7B)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,334 → 2,373 (+39)

1% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 548 → 555 (+7)

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 969 | Existing positions reduced: 921

8.84% less ownership

Funds ownership: 1,595.24% → 1,586.4% (-8.8%)

13% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.19B | Put options by funds: $8.3B

Holders
2,373
Holders Change
+39
Holders Change %
+1.67%
% of All Funds
54.24%
Holding in Top 10
555
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+1.28%
% of All Funds
12.69%
New
125
Increased
969
Reduced
921
Closed
65
Calls
$7.19B
Puts
$8.3B
Net Calls
-$1.12B
Net Calls Change
-$782M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital International Investors
Capital International Investors
California
+$1.65B
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$1.04B
3
GT
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
+$783M
4
CG
Carmignac Gestion
France
+$355M
5
Edgewood Management
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
+$286M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$1.28B
2
Viking Global Investors
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
-$671M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$589M
4
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
-$575M
5
LPU
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
United Kingdom
-$569M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TCIM
26
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2.02B +$115M +1,901,920 +6%
Capital International Investors
27
Capital International Investors
California
$1.94B +$1.65B +27,278,320 +551%
UBS AM
28
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.75B +$67.2M +1,110,220 +4%
Edgewood Management
29
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
$1.75B +$286M +4,726,400 +20%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
30
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$1.67B -$159M -2,620,000 -9%
Legal & General Group
31
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.58B +$35.1M +580,040 +2%
Lazard Asset Management
32
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$1.55B +$114M +1,883,640 +8%
O
33
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$1.54B -$18.4M -304,740 -1%
Fisher Asset Management
34
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$1.53B +$49.4M +815,400 +3%
Sands Capital Management
35
Sands Capital Management
Virginia
$1.53B -$109M -1,796,420 -7%
Bank of Montreal
36
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.44B -$346M -5,709,500 -19%
Charles Schwab
37
Charles Schwab
California
$1.43B +$34.9M +576,880 +2%
ATO
38
Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt
Sweden
$1.42B -$231M -3,820,000 -14%
Franklin Resources
39
Franklin Resources
California
$1.36B -$32.1M -530,720 -2%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
40
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$1.27B -$4.34M -71,620 -0.3%
Royal Bank of Canada
41
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.27B +$83.4M +1,377,360 +7%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
42
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1.19B +$23.1M +381,000 +2%
Fidelity International
43
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$1.18B +$49.8M +823,320 +4%
Swiss National Bank
44
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.16B -$53.9M -890,000 -4%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
45
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.15B -$54.1M -894,200 -4%
California Public Employees Retirement System
46
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.15B -$91.9M -1,517,940 -7%
PPA
47
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.12B +$14.5M +239,940 +1%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
48
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$1.05B – – –
New York State Common Retirement Fund
49
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.05B -$7.7M -127,140 -0.7%
Allianz Asset Management
50
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.05B +$14.2M +235,300 +1%
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GOOGL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

2,373 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $285B — up 6.6% from $267B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 125 funds opened new GOOGL positions and 65 closed out — a net gain of 60 holders — while 969 added to existing stakes and 921 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital International Investors, adding an estimated $1.65B. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $1.28B.

  • 2,373 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) as of Q3 2018, up from 2,334 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $285B of Alphabet (Google) Class A stock for Q3 2018, up 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 125 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class A positions in Q3 2018 and 65 closed out, a net change of +60 holders.
  • The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A buyer in Q3 2018 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $1.65B added.
  • The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A seller in Q3 2018 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $1.28B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.