Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
3,861 hedge funds and large institutions have $437B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class A in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 363 funds opening new positions, 1,565 increasing their positions, 1,574 reducing their positions, and 152 closing their positions.
139% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 363 | Existing positions closed: 152
22% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $11.5B | Put options by funds: $9.44B
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 3,725 → 3,861 (+136)
1% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,565 | Existing positions reduced: 1,574
0.58% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.77% → 75.19% (-0.58%)
11% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $14.7B | Capital outflows: $16.6B
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1,010 → 813 (-197)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$666M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$604M |
| 3 |
Assenagon Asset Management
Senningerberg,
Luxembourg
|
+$579M |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$517M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$498M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.7B |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.67B |
| 3 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$663M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$652M |
| 5 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$506M |
GOOGL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
3,861 of the 6,242 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $437B — down 7.6% from $473B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 363 funds opened new GOOGL positions and 152 closed out — a net gain of 211 holders — while 1,565 added to existing stakes and 1,574 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $666M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $1.7B.
- 3,861 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) as of Q4 2022, up from 3,725 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $437B of Alphabet (Google) Class A stock for Q4 2022, down 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 363 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class A positions in Q4 2022 and 152 closed out, a net change of +211 holders.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A buyer in Q4 2022 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $666M added.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A seller in Q4 2022 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $1.7B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.