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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
Calamos Advisors
76
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
$461M +$438M +11,842,920 New
Prudential Financial
77
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$456M +$434M +11,721,040 New
VAM
78
Veritas Asset Management
United Kingdom
$452M -$30M -811,640 -7%
CG
79
Carmignac Gestion
France
$443M +$422M +11,391,600 New
PNC Financial Services Group
80
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$440M +$418M +11,304,300 New
Principal Financial Group
81
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$438M +$416M +11,250,460 New
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
82
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$434M +$412M +11,145,160 New
Swiss National Bank
83
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$426M +$406M +10,961,780 New
AQR Capital Management
84
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$423M +$403M +10,884,520 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
85
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$417M +$397M +10,723,880 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
86
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$416M +$395M +10,683,420 New
First Eagle Investment Management
87
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$411M +$391M +10,557,080 New
MNA
88
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$410M +$390M +10,540,860 New
RCG
89
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$404M -$12.7M -343,160 -3%
HSBC Holdings
90
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$401M +$382M +10,310,120 New
CCM
91
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
$393M +$374M +10,097,900 New
DCP
92
DSM Capital Partners
Florida
$392M +$373M +10,075,620 New
APG Asset Management
93
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$385M +$366M +9,901,040 New
MCM
94
Marsico Capital Management
Colorado
$372M +$354M +9,569,380 New
AT
95
AMF Tjänstepension
Sweden
$369M +$351M +9,497,640 New
TA
96
Teachers Advisors
New York
$369M +$351M +9,479,500 New
MTB
97
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$366M +$343M +9,264,280 New
Adage Capital Partners
98
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$364M +$347M +9,366,180 New
Dimensional Fund Advisors
99
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$357M +$340M +9,182,480 New
AIM
100
abrdn Investment Management
United Kingdom
$353M +$336M +9,084,180 New
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4
5 6

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.