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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
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$14.2B +$13.6B +366,146,260 New
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$13.4B +$12.8B +345,137,120 New
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$8.67B +$8.25B +222,834,480 New
T. Rowe Price Associates
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$6.39B +$6.08B +164,207,340 New
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$5.89B +$5.61B +151,467,020 New
Capital Research Global Investors
6
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$4.37B +$4.16B +112,441,360 New
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$3.57B +$3.4B +91,783,360 New
Wellington Management Group
8
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$3.53B +$3.36B +90,839,280 New
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$3.09B +$2.94B +79,354,260 New
BFA
10
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$2.95B +$2.81B +75,913,260 New
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.81B +$2.67B +72,125,920 New
Capital World Investors
12
Capital World Investors
California
$2.42B +$2.31B +62,337,160 New
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.4B +$2.29B +61,824,040 New
JP Morgan Chase
14
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.23B +$2.12B +57,204,180 New
Jennison Associates
15
Jennison Associates
New York
$2.14B +$2.04B +55,026,880 New
Massachusetts Financial Services
16
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$2.04B +$1.94B +52,357,600 New
Primecap Management
17
Primecap Management
California
$2.01B -$12.5M -338,300 -0.7%
Geode Capital Management
18
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.9B +$1.81B +48,905,040 New
Morgan Stanley
19
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.83B +$1.74B +47,024,460 New
BG
20
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.81B +$1.72B +46,415,660 New
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.79B +$1.7B +45,937,160 New
Ameriprise
22
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.78B +$1.7B +45,884,140 New
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$1.75B +$1.67B +45,035,900 New
American Century Companies
24
American Century Companies
Missouri
$1.75B +$1.66B +44,969,400 New
Norges Bank
25
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.73B +$1.65B +44,521,280 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.