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WBA

Walgreens Boots Alliance

Delisted

WBA was delisted on the 27th of August, 2025.

1,253 hedge funds and large institutions have $54.8B invested in Walgreens Boots Alliance in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 102 funds opening new positions, 458 increasing their positions, 488 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

32% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 102 | Existing positions closed: 77

25% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $737M | Put options by funds: $590M

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,2421,253 (+11)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $55.8B → $54.8B (-$1.03B)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 458 | Existing positions reduced: 488

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9285 (-7)

Holders
1,253
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+0.89%
% of All Funds
33.39%
Holding in Top 10
85
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-7.61%
% of All Funds
2.26%
New
102
Increased
458
Reduced
488
Closed
77
Calls
$737M
Puts
$590M
Net Calls
+$146M
Net Calls Change
+$771M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$4.96B +$273M +3,414,002 +6%
KKRC
2
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
New York
$4.31B
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$3.05B +$59.6M +746,698 +2%
Wellington Management Group
4
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$2.2B +$185M +2,317,093 +10%
T. Rowe Price Associates
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2.13B +$318M +3,979,670 +19%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$1.87B +$1.32M +16,480 +0.1%
Capital World Investors
7
Capital World Investors
California
$1.48B +$65M +814,473 +5%
Fidelity Investments
8
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.3B +$160M +2,001,620 +15%
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$1.26B +$127M +1,592,107 +12%
Franklin Resources
10
Franklin Resources
California
$1.23B -$8.88M -111,217 -0.8%
Bank of New York Mellon
11
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.02B +$54.6M +683,926 +6%
JSP
12
Jackson Square Partners
California
$935M -$22.5M -281,874 -3%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$927M -$286K -3,577 -0%
JP
14
Jana Partners
New York
$891M -$137M -1,720,900 -14%
BFA
15
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$842M -$9.05M -113,361 -1%
Goldman Sachs
16
Goldman Sachs
New York
$685M -$93.5M -1,171,087 -13%
Morgan Stanley
17
Morgan Stanley
New York
$679M -$252M -3,152,986 -28%
JP Morgan Chase
18
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$650M -$23.5M -294,031 -4%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$612M -$33.8M -423,848 -6%
BG
20
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$596M -$3.12M -39,013 -0.5%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
21
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$562M +$456M +5,716,161 +602%
Viking Global Investors
22
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
$529M -$518M -6,492,313 -51%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
23
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$396M +$134M +1,679,003 +56%
CGI
24
CI Global Investments
California
$383M -$23.1M -289,035 -6%
Wells Fargo
25
Wells Fargo
California
$381M +$7.53M +94,284 +2%

WBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

1,253 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $54.8B — down 1.8% from $55.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 102 funds opened new WBA positions and 77 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 458 added to existing stakes and 488 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, adding an estimated $456M. The largest seller was Lone Pine Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $578M sold.

  • 1,253 institutional investors held Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) as of Q1 2016, up from 1,242 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $54.8B of Walgreens Boots Alliance stock for Q1 2016, down 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 102 funds opened new Walgreens Boots Alliance positions in Q1 2016 and 77 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance buyer in Q1 2016 was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, an estimated $456M added.
  • The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance seller in Q1 2016 was Lone Pine Capital, an estimated $578M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.