Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
1,833 hedge funds and large institutions have $168B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class A in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 95 funds opening new positions, 782 increasing their positions, 739 reducing their positions, and 91 closing their positions.
6% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 782 | Existing positions reduced: 739
4% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 95 | Existing positions closed: 91
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,845 → 1,833 (-12)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $182B → $168B (-$14.4B)
12% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.2B | Put options by funds: $3.63B
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 365 → 273 (-92)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$561M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$494M |
| 3 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$357M |
| 4 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
+$324M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$276M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$650M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$500M |
| 3 |
CG
Carmignac Gestion
Paris,
France
|
-$396M |
| 4 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$353M |
| 5 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$341M |
GOOGL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
1,833 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $168B — down 7.9% from $182B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 95 funds opened new GOOGL positions and 91 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 782 added to existing stakes and 739 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $561M. The largest seller was Winslow Capital Management, cutting an estimated $650M.
- 1,833 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) as of Q2 2016, down from 1,845 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $168B of Alphabet (Google) Class A stock for Q2 2016, down 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 95 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class A positions in Q2 2016 and 91 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A buyer in Q2 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $561M added.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A seller in Q2 2016 was Winslow Capital Management, an estimated $650M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.