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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
GAM
1126
Guinness Asset Management
United Kingdom
$2.21M +$2.1M +56,800 New
TNAM
1127
Terra Nova Asset Management
New York
$2.21M -$695K -18,780 -25%
CIP
1128
Capital Insight Partners
Arizona
$2.2M -$400K -10,800 -16%
MC
1129
MSF Capital
New York
$2.2M +$2.09M +56,480 New
CGL
1130
Clarius Group LLC
Washington
$2.2M +$2.09M +56,500 New
EDRE
1131
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
$2.19M +$2.09M +56,380 New
GC
1132
Gruss & Co
Florida
$2.18M +$2.07M +56,000 New
MPEM
1133
Marathon Partners Equity Management
New York
$2.18M +$2.07M +56,000 New
GMI
1134
Greystone Managed Investments
Saskatchewan, Canada
$2.17M +$2.07M +55,920 New
PTB
1135
Pioneer Trust Bank
Oregon
$2.16M +$2.06M +55,580 New
MCM
1136
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$2.16M +$2.06M +55,540 New
Fayez Sarofim & Co
1137
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$2.16M +$2.05M +55,520 New
RGC
1138
Roberts, Glore & Co
Illinois
$2.12M +$2.02M +54,600 New
MFIMFI
1139
Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income
Illinois
$2.12M -$151K -4,080 -7%
CCM
1140
Carderock Capital Management
Maryland
$2.12M +$2.01M +54,400 New
DP
1141
Dearborn Partners
Illinois
$2.11M -$469K -12,660 -19%
FBC
1142
Fairfield, Bush & Co
Connecticut
$2.11M +$2.01M +54,200 New
PAM
1143
Private Asset Management
California
$2.1M – – –
FPFS
1144
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$2.08M +$1.98M +53,580 New
AI
1145
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$2.07M +$2.1M +56,740 New
TYCC
1146
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$2.07M +$1.97M +53,280 New
TCM
1147
Tufton Capital Management
Maryland
$2.07M +$1.97M +53,200 New
AC
1148
Alley Company
Illinois
$2.07M +$1.97M +53,180 New
RS
1149
Robeco Schweiz
Switzerland
$2.06M +$1.93M +52,220 New
BFC
1150
Blue Fin Capital
Rhode Island
$2.06M +$1.96M +52,940 New
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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.