Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA was delisted on the 27th of August, 2025.
1,258 hedge funds and large institutions have $30.2B invested in Walgreens Boots Alliance in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 74 funds opening new positions, 438 increasing their positions, 548 reducing their positions, and 100 closing their positions.
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $30B → $30.2B (+$174M)
0.21% more ownership
Funds ownership: 60.23% → 60.43% (+0.21%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 18 (0)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,297 → 1,258 (-39)
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 438 | Existing positions reduced: 548
26% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 74 | Existing positions closed: 100
30% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $394M | Put options by funds: $565M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$128M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$127M |
| 3 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$100M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$70.1M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$68.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$127M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$106M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$100M |
| 4 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$86.6M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$85.1M |
WBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
1,258 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $30.2B — up 0.58% from $30B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 100 funds closed out of WBA and 74 opened new positions — a net loss of 26 holders — while 548 trimmed existing stakes and 438 added.
The largest buyer was Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), adding an estimated $128M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $127M.
- 1,258 institutional investors held Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) as of Q3 2019, down from 1,297 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $30.2B of Walgreens Boots Alliance stock for Q3 2019, up 0.58% quarter-over-quarter.
- 74 funds opened new Walgreens Boots Alliance positions in Q3 2019 and 100 closed out, a net change of -26 holders.
- The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance buyer in Q3 2019 was Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), an estimated $128M added.
- The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance seller in Q3 2019 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $127M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.