Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA was delisted on the 27th of August, 2025.
852 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.02B invested in Walgreens Boots Alliance in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 141 funds opening new positions, 234 increasing their positions, 317 reducing their positions, and 156 closing their positions.
60% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 8 (+3)
26% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $357M | Put options by funds: $284M
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.02B → $6.02B (+$1.01B)
0.03% more ownership
Funds ownership: 62.26% → 62.29% (+0.03%)
10% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 141 | Existing positions closed: 156
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 881 → 852 (-29)
26% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 234 | Existing positions reduced: 317
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$110M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$104M |
| 3 |
CCM
Candlestick Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$83.8M |
| 4 |
GCL
Glazer Capital LLC
New York
|
+$55.1M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$46.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$131M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$102M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$81.2M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$74.9M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$47.1M |
WBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review
852 of the 7,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $6.02B — up 20% from $5.02B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 156 funds closed out of WBA and 141 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 317 trimmed existing stakes and 234 added.
The largest buyer was UBS O'Connor, opening a new position worth an estimated $110M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $131M.
- 852 institutional investors held Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) as of Q1 2025, down from 881 in Q4 2024.
- Funds reported $6.02B of Walgreens Boots Alliance stock for Q1 2025, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 141 funds opened new Walgreens Boots Alliance positions in Q1 2025 and 156 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
- The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance buyer in Q1 2025 was UBS O'Connor, an estimated $110M added.
- The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance seller in Q1 2025 was BlackRock, an estimated $131M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.