Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
3,813 hedge funds and large institutions have $674B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class A in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 540 funds opening new positions, 1,482 increasing their positions, 1,331 reducing their positions, and 84 closing their positions.
543% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 540 | Existing positions closed: 84
13.16% more ownership
Funds ownership: 1,553.19% → 1,566.35% (+13%)
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 3,410 → 3,813 (+403)
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,482 | Existing positions reduced: 1,331
7% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1,089 → 1,170 (+81)
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $674B → $674B (-$137M)
28% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $22.8B | Put options by funds: $31.6B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fundsmith LLP
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.21B |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$818M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$772M |
| 4 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$725M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$676M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.48B |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.47B |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$1.05B |
| 4 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$894M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$825M |
GOOGL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
3,813 of the 6,499 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $674B — down 0.02% from $674B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 540 funds opened new GOOGL positions and 84 closed out — a net gain of 456 holders — while 1,482 added to existing stakes and 1,331 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fundsmith LLP, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.21B. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $1.48B.
- 3,813 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) as of Q4 2021, up from 3,410 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $674B of Alphabet (Google) Class A stock for Q4 2021, down 0.02% quarter-over-quarter.
- 540 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class A positions in Q4 2021 and 84 closed out, a net change of +456 holders.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A buyer in Q4 2021 was Fundsmith LLP, an estimated $1.21B added.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A seller in Q4 2021 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $1.48B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.