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Alphabet (Google) Class A
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2,291 hedge funds and large institutions have $252B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class A in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 316 funds opening new positions, 789 increasing their positions, 919 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

372% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 316 | Existing positions closed: 67

15.07% more ownership

Funds ownership: 1,592.12% → 1,607.19% (+15%)

12% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 446 → 499 (+53)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,063 → 2,291 (+228)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $231B → $252B (+$21.4B)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 789 | Existing positions reduced: 919

21% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.35B | Put options by funds: $8.06B

Holders
2,291
Holders Change
+228
Holders Change %
+11.05%
% of All Funds
51.95%
Holding in Top 10
499
Holding in Top 10 Change
+53
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.88%
% of All Funds
11.32%
New
316
Increased
789
Reduced
919
Closed
67
Calls
$6.35B
Puts
$8.06B
Net Calls
-$1.71B
Net Calls Change
-$904M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MAM
Magellan Asset Management
Australia
+$1.92B
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$420M
3
TCI Fund Management
TCI Fund Management
United Kingdom
+$398M
4
TP
Third Point
New York
+$387M
5
California Public Employees Retirement System
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
+$386M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$840M
2
Viking Global Investors
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
-$498M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$399M
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$332M
5
PC
PointState Capital
New York
-$288M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FPA
126
First Pacific Advisors
California
$296M +$4.1M +79,420 +1%
Capital International Investors
127
Capital International Investors
California
$290M +$929K +18,000 +0.3%
AT
128
AMF Tjänstepension
Sweden
$288M +$20.8M +402,200 +8%
SEI Investments
129
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$285M -$21.3M -411,800 -7%
CGI
130
CI Global Investments
California
$284M -$26.7M -517,620 -9%
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
131
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
$284M -$24.9M -482,220 -8%
Calamos Advisors
132
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
$282M +$3.61M +69,940 +1%
PI
133
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$281M -$5.33M -103,220 -2%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
134
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$280M -$167K -3,240 -0.1%
Citigroup
135
Citigroup
New York
$280M +$45.9M +889,320 +20%
Stifel Financial
136
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$280M +$1.52M +29,420 +0.6%
Macquarie Group
137
Macquarie Group
Australia
$272M +$11.1M +215,780 +4%
DFO
138
Duquesne Family Office
New York
$271M +$26.3M +510,000 +11%
PP
139
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$270M -$1M -19,440 -0.4%
Los Angeles Capital Management
140
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$267M +$18.8M +363,640 +8%
Alkeon Capital Management
141
Alkeon Capital Management
New York
$267M -$31.5M -610,100 -11%
Korea Investment Corp
142
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$266M +$6.19M +120,000 +2%
AG
143
Aperio Group
California
$266M +$18.5M +357,520 +8%
First Eagle Investment Management
144
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$261M +$62.1M +1,202,300 +32%
Axa
145
Axa
France
$260M +$2.02M +39,200 +0.8%
BWA
146
Brave Warrior Advisors
New York
$254M +$249M +4,826,180 New
National Pension Service
147
National Pension Service
South Korea
$253M +$10M +193,840 +4%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
148
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$251M +$23.8M +461,980 +11%
HCM
149
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$250M – – –
US Bancorp
150
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$249M -$780K -15,100 -0.3%
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GOOGL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

2,291 of the 4,410 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $252B — up 9.3% from $231B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 316 funds opened new GOOGL positions and 67 closed out — a net gain of 249 holders — while 789 added to existing stakes and 919 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Magellan Asset Management, adding an estimated $1.92B. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $840M.

  • 2,291 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) as of Q4 2017, up from 2,063 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $252B of Alphabet (Google) Class A stock for Q4 2017, up 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 316 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class A positions in Q4 2017 and 67 closed out, a net change of +249 holders.
  • The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A buyer in Q4 2017 was Magellan Asset Management, an estimated $1.92B added.
  • The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A seller in Q4 2017 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $840M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.