Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA was delisted on the 27th of August, 2025.
1,213 hedge funds and large institutions have $55.9B invested in Walgreens Boots Alliance in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 84 funds opening new positions, 342 increasing their positions, 560 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
71% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 84 | Existing positions closed: 49
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,192 → 1,213 (+21)
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $56.1B → $55.9B (-$172M)
3% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 94 → 91 (-3)
39% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $868M | Put options by funds: $1.41B
39% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 342 | Existing positions reduced: 560
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$864M |
| 2 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$225M |
| 3 |
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
|
+$217M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$216M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$142M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$255M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$248M |
| 3 |
SPC
Slate Path Capital
New York
|
-$156M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$149M |
| 5 |
T
Thomaspartners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$135M |
WBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
1,213 of the 3,730 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $55.9B — down 0.31% from $56.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 84 funds opened new WBA positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 342 added to existing stakes and 560 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Viking Global Investors, adding an estimated $864M. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $255M.
- 1,213 institutional investors held Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) as of Q2 2015, up from 1,192 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $55.9B of Walgreens Boots Alliance stock for Q2 2015, down 0.31% quarter-over-quarter.
- 84 funds opened new Walgreens Boots Alliance positions in Q2 2015 and 49 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
- The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance buyer in Q2 2015 was Viking Global Investors, an estimated $864M added.
- The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance seller in Q2 2015 was State Street, an estimated $255M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.