Southern Company
2,352 hedge funds and large institutions have $76.2B invested in Southern Company in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 226 funds opening new positions, 980 increasing their positions, 779 reducing their positions, and 99 closing their positions.
more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:
more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: →
more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $
more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $69.6B → $76.2B (+$6.61B)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,265 → 2,352 (+87)
0.75% less ownership
Funds ownership: 72.44% → 71.69% (-0.75%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +$1.4B | |
| 2 | +$182M | |
| 3 | +$167M | |
| 4 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$166M |
| 5 |
Mawer Investment Management
Calgary,
Alberta, Canada
|
+$153M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -$1.71B | |
| 2 | -$912M | |
| 3 | -$344M | |
| 4 |
Squarepoint
New York
|
-$123M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$100M |
SO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
2,352 of the 8,150 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southern Company (SO) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $76.2B — up 9.5% from $69.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 226 funds opened new SO positions and 99 closed out — a net gain of 127 holders — while 980 added to existing stakes and 779 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $1.4B. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $1.71B.
- 2,352 institutional investors held Southern Company (SO) as of Q1 2026, up from 2,265 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $76.2B of Southern Company stock for Q1 2026, up 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 226 funds opened new Southern Company positions in Q1 2026 and 99 closed out, a net change of +127 holders.
- The largest Southern Company buyer in Q1 2026 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $1.4B added.
- The largest Southern Company seller in Q1 2026 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $1.71B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.