Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA was delisted on the 27th of August, 2025.
1,310 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.4B invested in Walgreens Boots Alliance in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 104 funds opening new positions, 570 increasing their positions, 438 reducing their positions, and 139 closing their positions.
30% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 570 | Existing positions reduced: 438
0.59% more ownership
Funds ownership: 57.39% → 57.98% (+0.59%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,362 → 1,310 (-52)
13% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $25.9B → $22.4B (-$3.44B)
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 104 | Existing positions closed: 139
33% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $437M | Put options by funds: $650M
35% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 20 → 13 (-7)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$152M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$143M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$134M |
| 4 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$111M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$107M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Aristotle Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$504M |
| 2 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$87.2M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$79.2M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$67.3M |
| 5 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$63.3M |
WBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review
1,310 of the 6,360 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $22.4B — down 13% from $25.9B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 139 funds closed out of WBA and 104 opened new positions — a net loss of 35 holders — while 438 trimmed existing stakes and 570 added.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $152M. The largest seller was Aristotle Capital Management, cutting an estimated $504M.
- 1,310 institutional investors held Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) as of Q1 2022, down from 1,362 in Q4 2021.
- Funds reported $22.4B of Walgreens Boots Alliance stock for Q1 2022, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 104 funds opened new Walgreens Boots Alliance positions in Q1 2022 and 139 closed out, a net change of -35 holders.
- The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance buyer in Q1 2022 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $152M added.
- The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance seller in Q1 2022 was Aristotle Capital Management, an estimated $504M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.