Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA was delisted on the 27th of August, 2025.
1,307 hedge funds and large institutions have $55B invested in Walgreens Boots Alliance in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 89 funds opening new positions, 452 increasing their positions, 530 reducing their positions, and 72 closing their positions.
96% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.11B | Put options by funds: $564M
24% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 89 | Existing positions closed: 72
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $54.4B → $55B (+$626M)
0.46% more ownership
Funds ownership: 60.96% → 61.42% (+0.46%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,304 → 1,307 (+3)
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 452 | Existing positions reduced: 530
18% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 67 → 55 (-12)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$4.46B |
| 2 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$349M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$293M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$281M |
| 5 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$161M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$474M |
| 2 |
HCM
Highfields Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$197M |
| 3 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$172M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$160M |
| 5 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$159M |
WBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
1,307 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $55B — up 1.1% from $54.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 89 funds opened new WBA positions and 72 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 452 added to existing stakes and 530 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $4.46B. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $474M.
- 1,307 institutional investors held Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) as of Q1 2017, up from 1,304 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $55B of Walgreens Boots Alliance stock for Q1 2017, up 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 89 funds opened new Walgreens Boots Alliance positions in Q1 2017 and 72 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $4.46B added.
- The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance seller in Q1 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $474M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.