Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA was delisted on the 27th of August, 2025.
1,149 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.5B invested in Walgreens Boots Alliance in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 478 increasing their positions, 428 reducing their positions, and 156 closing their positions.
17% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $435M | Put options by funds: $370M
12% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 478 | Existing positions reduced: 428
0.1% more ownership
Funds ownership: 58.49% → 58.59% (+0.1%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,237 → 1,149 (-88)
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $17.5B → $14.5B (-$3.04B)
45% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 6 (-5)
52% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 156
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$378M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$115M |
| 3 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$77.3M |
| 4 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$61.6M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$37M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$413M |
| 2 |
AP
Antipodes Partners
Royal Exchange,
Australia
|
-$114M |
| 3 |
Amundi
Paris,
France
|
-$58.6M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$50.4M |
| 5 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
-$37.2M |
WBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review
1,149 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $14.5B — down 17% from $17.5B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 156 funds closed out of WBA and 75 opened new positions — a net loss of 81 holders — while 428 trimmed existing stakes and 478 added.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $378M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $413M.
- 1,149 institutional investors held Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) as of Q2 2023, down from 1,237 in Q1 2023.
- Funds reported $14.5B of Walgreens Boots Alliance stock for Q2 2023, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 75 funds opened new Walgreens Boots Alliance positions in Q2 2023 and 156 closed out, a net change of -81 holders.
- The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance buyer in Q2 2023 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $378M added.
- The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance seller in Q2 2023 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $413M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.