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Alphabet (Google) Class A
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2,817 hedge funds and large institutions have $276B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class A in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 163 funds opening new positions, 1,270 increasing their positions, 1,120 reducing their positions, and 155 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,270 | Existing positions reduced: 1,120

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 654 → 702 (+48)

5% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 163 | Existing positions closed: 155

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2,850 → 2,817 (-33)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $320B → $276B (-$43.8B)

16.67% less ownership

Funds ownership: 1,613.23% → 1,596.56% (-17%)

18% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.15B | Put options by funds: $9.97B

Holders
2,817
Holders Change
-33
Holders Change %
-1.16%
% of All Funds
62.08%
Holding in Top 10
702
Holding in Top 10 Change
+48
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.34%
% of All Funds
15.47%
New
163
Increased
1,270
Reduced
1,120
Closed
155
Calls
$8.15B
Puts
$9.97B
Net Calls
-$1.82B
Net Calls Change
+$652M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$830M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$655M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$555M
4
Harris Associates
Harris Associates
Illinois
+$457M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$431M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JFA
Johanson Financial Advisors
California
-$3.55B
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$923M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$890M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$771M
5
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$764M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Deutsche Bank
26
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2.01B -$336M -4,955,500 -13%
Primecap Management
27
Primecap Management
California
$2B -$185M -2,733,000 -7%
UBS AM
28
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.98B +$263M +3,876,900 +13%
Harris Associates
29
Harris Associates
Illinois
$1.91B +$457M +6,738,040 +26%
Jennison Associates
30
Jennison Associates
New York
$1.88B -$366M -5,404,580 -14%
Lazard Asset Management
31
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$1.8B +$203M +3,001,180 +11%
Fisher Asset Management
32
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$1.74B +$34.6M +510,440 +2%
Edgewood Management
33
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
$1.72B +$32.5M +478,940 +2%
Charles Schwab
34
Charles Schwab
California
$1.61B +$18M +265,100 +1%
Royal Bank of Canada
35
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.48B -$149M -2,197,760 -8%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
36
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1.45B +$84.7M +1,250,660 +5%
VAM
37
Veritas Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.37B +$54.9M +810,000 +4%
Swiss National Bank
38
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.35B +$296M +4,366,000 +23%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
39
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$1.3B -$74.7M -1,102,300 -5%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
40
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$1.28B -$65.2M -962,260 -4%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
41
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.28B +$325M +4,788,900 +28%
PPA
42
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.27B +$14.7M +217,240 +1%
ATO
43
Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt
Sweden
$1.24B -$168M -2,476,000 -10%
Artisan Partners
44
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$1.1B +$87.2M +1,287,180 +7%
Citigroup
45
Citigroup
New York
$1.09B +$431M +6,363,960 +51%
Sands Capital Management
46
Sands Capital Management
Virginia
$1.07B -$148M -2,185,920 -11%
DZ Bank
47
DZ Bank
Germany
$1.02B -$197M -2,912,740 -14%
Franklin Resources
48
Franklin Resources
California
$1.01B +$360M +5,314,000 +44%
Flossbach Von Storch
49
Flossbach Von Storch
Germany
$987M +$76.7M +1,131,920 +7%
California Public Employees Retirement System
50
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$971M -$224M -3,304,940 -17%
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GOOGL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

2,817 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $276B — down 14% from $320B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 163 funds opened new GOOGL positions and 155 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 1,270 added to existing stakes and 1,120 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $830M. The largest seller was Johanson Financial Advisors, cutting an estimated $3.55B.

  • 2,817 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) as of Q1 2020, down from 2,850 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $276B of Alphabet (Google) Class A stock for Q1 2020, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 163 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class A positions in Q1 2020 and 155 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A buyer in Q1 2020 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $830M added.
  • The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A seller in Q1 2020 was Johanson Financial Advisors, an estimated $3.55B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.