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931 hedge funds and large institutions have $36.9B invested in Nasdaq in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 124 funds opening new positions, 387 increasing their positions, 292 reducing their positions, and 83 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

49% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 124 | Existing positions closed: 83

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 912 (+3)

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 387 | Existing positions reduced: 292

24% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $111M | Put options by funds: $89.3M

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 903931 (+28)

1.35% more ownership

Funds ownership: 83.21%84.56% (+1.3%)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $37B → $36.9B (-$122M)

Holders
931
Holders Change
+28
Holders Change %
+3.1%
% of All Funds
12.48%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
124
Increased
387
Reduced
292
Closed
83
Calls
$111M
Puts
$89.3M
Net Calls
+$21.8M
Net Calls Change
+$57.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IA
1
Investor AB
Sweden
$4.41B
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$4.02B +$31.7M +403,248 +0.8%
TB
3
Thoma Bravo
Illinois
$3.25B
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$2.75B +$72.3M +918,877 +3%
Wellington Management Group
5
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$2.48B -$175M -2,227,056 -6%
Massachusetts Financial Services
6
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.55B +$78.2M +993,553 +5%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.39B -$4.01M -50,987 -0.3%
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$860M +$27.4M +348,603 +3%
Franklin Resources
9
Franklin Resources
California
$858M +$73.6M +935,156 +9%
Harris Associates
10
Harris Associates
Illinois
$659M +$8.03M +101,983 +1%
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$546M +$184M +2,343,908 +48%
Capital World Investors
12
Capital World Investors
California
$514M +$45.8M +581,929 +9%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
13
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$502M -$26.9M -341,883 -5%
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$449M -$6.91M -87,831 -1%
Morgan Stanley
15
Morgan Stanley
New York
$429M +$725K +9,214 +0.2%
Invesco
16
Invesco
Georgia
$417M +$125M +1,592,057 +41%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$408M -$13.7M -173,550 -3%
Norges Bank
18
Norges Bank
Norway
$361M -$57.5M -731,105 -13%
UBS Group
19
UBS Group
Switzerland
$360M +$85.2M +1,082,115 +30%
FCM
20
Farallon Capital Management
California
$338M +$36.4M +462,269 +12%
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$308M +$5.52M +70,155 +2%
UBS AM
22
UBS AM
Illinois
$302M +$20.7M +262,661 +7%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
23
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$295M +$13.9M +176,472 +5%
Bessemer Group
24
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$257M +$17.8M +226,788 +7%
N
25
Nuveen
North Carolina
$242M +$7.78M +98,823 +3%

NDAQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

931 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nasdaq (NDAQ) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $36.9B — down 0.33% from $37B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 124 funds opened new NDAQ positions and 83 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 387 added to existing stakes and 292 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $184M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $175M.

  • 931 institutional investors held Nasdaq (NDAQ) as of Q1 2025, up from 903 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $36.9B of Nasdaq stock for Q1 2025, down 0.33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 124 funds opened new Nasdaq positions in Q1 2025 and 83 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
  • The largest Nasdaq buyer in Q1 2025 was Bank of America, an estimated $184M added.
  • The largest Nasdaq seller in Q1 2025 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $175M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.