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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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1,282 hedge funds and large institutions have $47.5B invested in Walgreens Boots Alliance in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 454 increasing their positions, 521 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

131% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.18B | Put options by funds: $508M

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,294 → 1,282 (-12)

1% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 76

3.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 60.55% → 57.5% (-3%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $51.2B → $47.5B (-$3.75B)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 454 | Existing positions reduced: 521

19% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 43 → 35 (-8)

Holders
1,282
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-0.93%
% of All Funds
31.95%
Holding in Top 10
35
Holding in Top 10 Change
-8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-18.6%
% of All Funds
0.87%
New
75
Increased
454
Reduced
521
Closed
76
Calls
$1.18B
Puts
$508M
Net Calls
+$667M
Net Calls Change
-$358M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$204M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$182M
3
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$124M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$122M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$122M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$1.3B
2
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$623M
3
PI
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
-$210M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$204M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$203M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of America
26
Bank of America
North Carolina
$336M +$22.9M +285,712 +7%
UBS AM
27
UBS AM
Illinois
$310M -$32.7M -408,044 -9%
Aristotle Capital Management
28
Aristotle Capital Management
California
$296M +$3.83M +47,763 +1%
TIM
29
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$278M – – –
Gates Foundation Trust
30
Gates Foundation Trust
Washington
$268M – – –
Swiss National Bank
31
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$262M +$2.81M +35,100 +1%
Charles Schwab
32
Charles Schwab
California
$257M +$25.1M +312,821 +10%
Deutsche Bank
33
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$256M +$122M +1,519,827 +85%
Allianz Asset Management
34
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$237M +$2.84M +35,501 +1%
KCM
35
Kensico Capital Management
Connecticut
$235M – – –
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
36
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$222M +$165K +2,056 +0.1%
D.E. Shaw & Co
37
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$222M -$5.04M -62,854 -2%
Barclays
38
Barclays
United Kingdom
$214M +$49.2M +613,572 +28%
UBS Group
39
UBS Group
Switzerland
$213M -$8.02M -100,122 -4%
Fayez Sarofim & Co
40
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$210M -$7.42M -92,627 -3%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
41
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$201M +$240K +3,000 +0.1%
APG Asset Management
42
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$190M -$46.4M -579,000 -19%
TA
43
Teachers Advisors
New York
$175M -$11.9M -147,889 -6%
JFL
44
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd
Quebec, Canada
$169M -$168K -2,093 -0.1%
Millennium Management
45
Millennium Management
New York
$168M -$46.6M -581,080 -21%
MG
46
Markel Group
Virginia
$165M – – –
PI
47
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$165M -$210M -2,625,060 -55%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
48
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$164M +$577K +7,200 +0.3%
California Public Employees Retirement System
49
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$162M +$251K +3,138 +0.1%
PPA
50
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$158M +$10.5M +130,811 +7%
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WBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

1,282 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $47.5B — down 7.3% from $51.2B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 76 funds closed out of WBA and 75 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 521 trimmed existing stakes and 454 added.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $204M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $1.3B.

  • 1,282 institutional investors held Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) as of Q3 2017, down from 1,294 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $47.5B of Walgreens Boots Alliance stock for Q3 2017, down 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 75 funds opened new Walgreens Boots Alliance positions in Q3 2017 and 76 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance buyer in Q3 2017 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $204M added.
  • The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance seller in Q3 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $1.3B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.