Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
3,816 hedge funds and large institutions have $680B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class A in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 539 funds opening new positions, 1,480 increasing their positions, 1,335 reducing their positions, and 84 closing their positions.
542% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 539 | Existing positions closed: 84
20% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $23.7B | Capital outflows: $19.8B
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 3,415 → 3,816 (+401)
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,480 | Existing positions reduced: 1,335
7% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1,092 → 1,173 (+81)
0.38% more ownership
Funds ownership: 77.7% → 78.09% (+0.38%)
27% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $19.7B | Put options by funds: $26.9B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
+$2.02B |
| 2 |
Fundsmith LLP
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.21B |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$818M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$772M |
| 5 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$725M |
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
3,816 of the 6,522 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $680B — up 8.7% from $626B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 539 funds opened new GOOGL positions and 84 closed out — a net gain of 455 holders — while 1,480 added to existing stakes and 1,335 trimmed.
The largest buyer was DZ Bank, adding an estimated $2.02B. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $1.48B.
- 3,816 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) as of Q4 2021, up from 3,415 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $680B of Alphabet (Google) Class A stock for Q4 2021, up 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 539 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class A positions in Q4 2021 and 84 closed out, a net change of +455 holders.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A buyer in Q4 2021 was DZ Bank, an estimated $2.02B 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.