Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$752M |
| 2 |
PC
PointState Capital
New York
|
+$363M |
| 3 |
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Madison,
Wisconsin
|
+$273M |
| 4 |
Edgewood Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$259M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$242M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$886M |
| 2 |
HL
Harding Loevner
Bridgewater,
New Jersey
|
-$490M |
| 3 |
TP
Third Point
New York
|
-$247M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$241M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$197M |
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.