Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA was delisted on the 27th of August, 2025.
1,294 hedge funds and large institutions have $51.2B invested in Walgreens Boots Alliance in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 84 funds opening new positions, 499 increasing their positions, 504 reducing their positions, and 84 closing their positions.
191% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.56B | Put options by funds: $537M
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 84 | Existing positions closed: 84
0.88% less ownership
Funds ownership: 61.42% → 60.55% (-0.88%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,307 → 1,294 (-13)
1% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 499 | Existing positions reduced: 504
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $55B → $51.2B (-$3.8B)
22% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 55 → 43 (-12)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$301M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$232M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$224M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$179M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$158M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$805M |
| 2 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$745M |
| 3 |
JSP
Jackson Square Partners
Larkspur,
California
|
-$168M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$159M |
| 5 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
-$147M |
WBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
1,294 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $51.2B — down 6.9% from $55B a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in WBA was balanced in Q2 2017: 84 funds opened new positions, 84 closed out, 499 added to existing stakes and 504 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $301M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $805M.
- 1,294 institutional investors held Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) as of Q2 2017, down from 1,307 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $51.2B of Walgreens Boots Alliance stock for Q2 2017, down 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 84 funds opened new Walgreens Boots Alliance positions in Q2 2017 and 84 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance buyer in Q2 2017 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $301M added.
- The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance seller in Q2 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $805M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.