Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA was delisted on the 27th of August, 2025.
1,242 hedge funds and large institutions have $52.4B invested in Walgreens Boots Alliance in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 466 increasing their positions, 485 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.
24% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $801M | Put options by funds: $647M
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 466 | Existing positions reduced: 485
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $54.8B → $52.4B (-$2.39B)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,266 → 1,242 (-24)
5% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 73 → 69 (-4)
16% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 76
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$832M |
| 2 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$594M |
| 3 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
+$426M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$238M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$187M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
KKRC
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
New York
|
-$1.19B |
| 2 |
JSP
Jackson Square Partners
Larkspur,
California
|
-$420M |
| 3 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
-$392M |
| 4 |
JP
Jana Partners
New York
|
-$381M |
| 5 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$346M |
WBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
1,242 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $52.4B — down 4.4% from $54.8B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 76 funds closed out of WBA and 64 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 485 trimmed existing stakes and 466 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $832M. The largest seller was Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, cutting an estimated $1.19B.
- 1,242 institutional investors held Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) as of Q3 2016, down from 1,266 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $52.4B of Walgreens Boots Alliance stock for Q3 2016, down 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 64 funds opened new Walgreens Boots Alliance positions in Q3 2016 and 76 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
- The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance buyer in Q3 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $832M added.
- The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance seller in Q3 2016 was Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, an estimated $1.19B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.