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WBA

Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA

Delisted

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

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1,323 hedge funds and large institutions have $44.2B invested in Walgreens Boots Alliance in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 113 funds opening new positions, 426 increasing their positions, 575 reducing their positions, and 84 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 35 (+14)

39% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $678M | Put options by funds: $487M

35% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 113 | Existing positions closed: 84

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $37.5B → $44.2B (+$6.66B)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,304 → 1,323 (+19)

2.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 63.07% → 61.05% (-2%)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 426 | Existing positions reduced: 575

Holders
1,323
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+1.46%
% of All Funds
30.25%
Holding in Top 10
35
Holding in Top 10 Change
+14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.8%
New
113
Increased
426
Reduced
575
Closed
84
Calls
$678M
Puts
$487M
Net Calls
+$191M
Net Calls Change
+$146M

Top Buyers

1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$225M
2
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$189M
3
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$168M
4
Capital International Investors
Capital International Investors
California
+$154M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$141M

Top Sellers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$576M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$296M
3
GCM
Glenview Capital Management
New York
-$214M
4
Man Group
Man Group
United Kingdom
-$174M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$163M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PCM
801
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$738K – – –
BCM
802
Breiter Capital Management
Florida
$737K +$75.5K +1,112 +12%
W
803
Wealthfront
California
$734K +$367K +5,407 +116%
GIP
804
Greatmark Investment Partners
Georgia
$731K – – –
CA
805
Continental Advisors
Utah
$729K – – –
UFG
806
United Fire Group
Iowa
$729K – – –
AIM
807
Allen Investment Management
New York
$727K – – –
BWA
808
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
$727K +$106K +1,568 +19%
TIA
809
Trust Investment Advisors
Indiana
$726K +$20.4K +300 +3%
DWT
810
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$723K +$14.9K +219 +2%
ADBIC
811
A.D. Beadell Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$717K – – –
IP
812
Intellectus Partners
California
$716K -$51.9K -765 -7%
ITIM
813
Indiana Trust & Investment Management
Indiana
$715K -$14.3K -210 -2%
PP
814
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$713K -$772K -11,368 -54%
HAIM
815
Hunter Associates Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$713K – – –
TSS
816
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$712K -$1.82M -26,746 -73%
SPIA
817
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$712K +$153K +2,258 +30%
DA
818
Dillon & Associates
Michigan
$708K -$4.62K -68 -0.7%
UB
819
UMB Bank
Missouri
$705K +$611 +9 +0.1%
OTPPB
820
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
$704K -$428K -6,308 -40%
CWM
821
Calamos Wealth Management
Illinois
$704K -$20.4K -301 -3%
BWM
822
Buckley Wealth Management
Nevada
$702K +$41.4K +610 +7%
TCOV
823
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$700K -$44.7K -659 -6%
HTC
824
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$700K – – –
RIM
825
Rampart Investment Management
Connecticut
$697K +$435K +6,402 +74%
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33
34 35

WBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

1,323 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $44.2B — up 18% from $37.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 113 funds opened new WBA positions and 84 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 426 added to existing stakes and 575 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $225M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $576M.

  • 1,323 institutional investors held Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) as of Q3 2018, up from 1,304 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $44.2B of Walgreens Boots Alliance stock for Q3 2018, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 113 funds opened new Walgreens Boots Alliance positions in Q3 2018 and 84 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
  • The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance buyer in Q3 2018 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $225M added.
  • The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance seller in Q3 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $576M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.