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WBA

Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA

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WBA was delisted on the 27th of August, 2025.

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1,294 hedge funds and large institutions have $51.2B invested in Walgreens Boots Alliance in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 84 funds opening new positions, 499 increasing their positions, 504 reducing their positions, and 84 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

191% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.56B | Put options by funds: $537M

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 84 | Existing positions closed: 84

0.88% less ownership

Funds ownership: 61.42% → 60.55% (-0.88%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,307 → 1,294 (-13)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 499 | Existing positions reduced: 504

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $55B → $51.2B (-$3.8B)

22% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 55 → 43 (-12)

Holders
1,294
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-0.99%
% of All Funds
32.26%
Holding in Top 10
43
Holding in Top 10 Change
-12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-21.82%
% of All Funds
1.07%
New
84
Increased
499
Reduced
504
Closed
84
Calls
$1.56B
Puts
$537M
Net Calls
+$1.02B
Net Calls Change
+$483M

Top Buyers

1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$301M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$232M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$224M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$179M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$158M

Top Sellers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$805M
2
Viking Global Investors
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
-$745M
3
JSP
Jackson Square Partners
California
-$168M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$159M
5
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$147M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PI
26
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$372M +$20.5M +249,131 +6%
Legal & General Group
27
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$356M +$18.4M +223,186 +5%
UBS AM
28
UBS AM
Illinois
$347M -$40.1M -486,863 -10%
Bank of America
29
Bank of America
North Carolina
$319M -$107M -1,305,792 -24%
Aristotle Capital Management
30
Aristotle Capital Management
California
$296M +$17.4M +210,971 +6%
TIM
31
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$282M +$8.8K +107 +0%
Gates Foundation Trust
32
Gates Foundation Trust
Washington
$272M – – –
Swiss National Bank
33
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$263M +$7.36M +89,400 +3%
Arrowstreet Capital
34
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$258M +$224M +2,718,800 +471%
KCM
35
Kensico Capital Management
Connecticut
$239M -$47.6M -578,700 -16%
APG Asset Management
36
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$238M +$43.5M +529,100 +21%
Allianz Asset Management
37
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$237M -$74.7M -907,392 -23%
Charles Schwab
38
Charles Schwab
California
$236M +$12.8M +154,995 +5%
Viking Global Investors
39
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
$236M -$745M -9,050,915 -75%
D.E. Shaw & Co
40
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$230M +$46.5M +565,710 +24%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
41
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$225M +$4.96M +60,235 +2%
UBS Group
42
UBS Group
Switzerland
$224M +$9.36M +113,714 +4%
Fayez Sarofim & Co
43
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$220M -$5.45M -66,195 -2%
Millennium Management
44
Millennium Management
New York
$216M +$179M +2,180,983 +381%
Prudential Financial
45
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$206M +$34.6M +420,559 +19%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
46
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$204M +$16M +194,732 +8%
TA
47
Teachers Advisors
New York
$189M +$28.3M +343,593 +17%
SSM
48
Sound Shore Management
Connecticut
$178M +$17.3M +210,325 +10%
Royal Bank of Canada
49
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$176M +$21.5M +261,518 +13%
JFL
50
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd
Quebec, Canada
$171M -$1.86M -22,552 -1%
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WBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

1,294 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $51.2B — down 6.9% from $55B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in WBA was balanced in Q2 2017: 84 funds opened new positions, 84 closed out, 499 added to existing stakes and 504 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $301M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $805M.

  • 1,294 institutional investors held Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) as of Q2 2017, down from 1,307 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $51.2B of Walgreens Boots Alliance stock for Q2 2017, down 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 84 funds opened new Walgreens Boots Alliance positions in Q2 2017 and 84 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance buyer in Q2 2017 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $301M added.
  • The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance seller in Q2 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $805M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.