Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA was delisted on the 27th of August, 2025.
1,282 hedge funds and large institutions have $47.5B invested in Walgreens Boots Alliance in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 454 increasing their positions, 521 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.
131% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.18B | Put options by funds: $508M
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,294 → 1,282 (-12)
1% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 76
3.05% less ownership
Funds ownership: 60.55% → 57.5% (-3%)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $51.2B → $47.5B (-$3.75B)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 454 | Existing positions reduced: 521
19% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 43 → 35 (-8)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$204M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$182M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$124M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$122M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$122M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$1.3B |
| 2 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
-$623M |
| 3 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$210M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$204M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$203M |
WBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
1,282 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $47.5B — down 7.3% from $51.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 76 funds closed out of WBA and 75 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 521 trimmed existing stakes and 454 added.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $204M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $1.3B.
- 1,282 institutional investors held Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) as of Q3 2017, down from 1,294 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $47.5B of Walgreens Boots Alliance stock for Q3 2017, down 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 75 funds opened new Walgreens Boots Alliance positions in Q3 2017 and 76 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance buyer in Q3 2017 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $204M added.
- The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance seller in Q3 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $1.3B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.