Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
2,874 hedge funds and large institutions have $335B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class A in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 177 funds opening new positions, 1,205 increasing their positions, 1,152 reducing their positions, and 97 closing their positions.
82% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 177 | Existing positions closed: 97
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,818 → 2,874 (+56)
2% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 703 → 715 (+12)
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,205 | Existing positions reduced: 1,152
0.4% less ownership
Funds ownership: 79.21% → 78.81% (-0.4%)
8% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $11.6B | Capital outflows: $12.6B
9% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.39B | Put options by funds: $9.22B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Longview Partners
St Peter Port,
Guernsey
|
+$924M |
| 2 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$841M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$628M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$593M |
| 5 |
SoftBank Group
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$452M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$727M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$722M |
| 3 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
-$629M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$401M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$396M |
GOOGL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
2,874 of the 4,890 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $335B — up 21% from $276B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 177 funds opened new GOOGL positions and 97 closed out — a net gain of 80 holders — while 1,205 added to existing stakes and 1,152 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Longview Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $924M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $727M.
- 2,874 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) as of Q2 2020, up from 2,818 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $335B of Alphabet (Google) Class A stock for Q2 2020, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
- 177 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class A positions in Q2 2020 and 97 closed out, a net change of +80 holders.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A buyer in Q2 2020 was Longview Partners, an estimated $924M added.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A seller in Q2 2020 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $727M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.