Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
3,846 hedge funds and large institutions have $640B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class A in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 205 funds opening new positions, 1,793 increasing their positions, 1,416 reducing their positions, and 133 closing their positions.
54% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 205 | Existing positions closed: 133
27% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,793 | Existing positions reduced: 1,416
4% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1,173 → 1,216 (+43)
8% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $30.4B | Put options by funds: $28.2B
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 3,816 → 3,846 (+30)
1.54% less ownership
Funds ownership: 78.09% → 76.55% (-1.5%)
42% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $17.5B | Capital outflows: $30.2B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$902M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$638M |
| 3 |
BlueSpruce Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$625M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$614M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$518M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$2.17B |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$1.86B |
| 3 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
-$1.38B |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.32B |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$1.22B |
GOOGL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review
3,846 of the 6,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $640B — down 5.9% from $680B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 205 funds opened new GOOGL positions and 133 closed out — a net gain of 72 holders — while 1,793 added to existing stakes and 1,416 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $902M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $2.17B.
- 3,846 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) as of Q1 2022, up from 3,816 in Q4 2021.
- Funds reported $640B of Alphabet (Google) Class A stock for Q1 2022, down 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 205 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class A positions in Q1 2022 and 133 closed out, a net change of +72 holders.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A buyer in Q1 2022 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $902M added.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A seller in Q1 2022 was Norges Bank, an estimated $2.17B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.