Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
3,374 hedge funds and large institutions have $575B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class A in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 204 funds opening new positions, 1,354 increasing their positions, 1,339 reducing their positions, and 80 closing their positions.
155% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 204 | Existing positions closed: 80
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $489B → $575B (+$85.4B)
12% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 886 → 991 (+105)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 3,292 → 3,374 (+82)
1% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,354 | Existing positions reduced: 1,339
0.6% less ownership
Funds ownership: 78.94% → 78.34% (-0.6%)
15% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $17.3B | Put options by funds: $20.3B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.42B |
| 2 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
+$1.16B |
| 3 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
+$715M |
| 4 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$601M |
| 5 |
Parnassus Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
+$516M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.05B |
| 2 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$934M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$817M |
| 4 |
JIM
Jensen Investment Management
Lake Oswego,
Oregon
|
-$798M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$738M |
GOOGL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review
3,374 of the 5,767 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $575B — up 17% from $489B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 204 funds opened new GOOGL positions and 80 closed out — a net gain of 124 holders — while 1,354 added to existing stakes and 1,339 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Harris Associates, adding an estimated $1.42B. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $1.05B.
- 3,374 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) as of Q2 2021, up from 3,292 in Q1 2021.
- Funds reported $575B of Alphabet (Google) Class A stock for Q2 2021, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 204 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class A positions in Q2 2021 and 80 closed out, a net change of +124 holders.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A buyer in Q2 2021 was Harris Associates, an estimated $1.42B added.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A seller in Q2 2021 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $1.05B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.