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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
NCM
1026
Neumann Capital Management
California
$321K – – –
CCM
1027
Compton Capital Management
Rhode Island
$319K – – –
CFGS
1028
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$318K +$296K +4,364 New
NHC
1029
Nicholas Hoffman & Company
Georgia
$317K +$295K +4,345 New
IOOF
1030
Independent Order of Foresters
Ontario, Canada
$316K +$295K +4,340 New
DAM
1031
Delta Asset Management
Tennessee
$313K +$136 +2 +0%
LNB
1032
Ledyard National Bank
$312K -$2.04K -30 -0.7%
PGFC
1033
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$312K +$1.9K +28 +0.7%
B
1034
Bailard
California
$311K -$38.2K -563 -12%
BCM
1035
Bienville Capital Management
New York
$311K -$883 -13 -0.3%
CIC
1036
Crawford Investment Counsel
Georgia
$310K +$22.5K +331 +8%
AWM
1037
Altium Wealth Management
New York
$307K +$286K +4,205 New
SSG
1038
Summit Securities Group
New York
$306K +$285K +4,200 New
GHAM
1039
Gilman Hill Asset Management
Connecticut
$305K -$4.75K -70 -2%
BTNA
1040
Bremer Trust National Association
Minnesota
$301K – – –
MCA
1041
Mercer Capital Advisers
New Jersey
$301K – – –
AMIM
1042
Aull & Monroe Investment Management
Alabama
$298K – – –
GCM
1043
Gables Capital Management
Florida
$297K -$20.4K -300 -7%
EP
1044
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
$297K +$276K +4,071 New
MFW
1045
Meristem Family Wealth
Minnesota
$297K +$277K +4,073 New
BA
1046
Birinyi Associates
Connecticut
$295K -$126K -1,850 -31%
BCP
1047
Blue Chip Partners
Michigan
$295K -$43K -633 -14%
IWA
1048
Intercontinental Wealth Advisors
Texas
$293K +$68 +1 +0%
AFM
1049
Andesa Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$292K -$86.8K -1,279 -24%
HCC
1050
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$292K – – –
40 41
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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.