Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA was delisted on the 27th of August, 2025.
1,288 hedge funds and large institutions have $19B invested in Walgreens Boots Alliance in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 109 funds opening new positions, 550 increasing their positions, 443 reducing their positions, and 114 closing their positions.
24% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 550 | Existing positions reduced: 443
2% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $498M | Put options by funds: $491M
0.12% less ownership
Funds ownership: 57.98% → 57.86% (-0.12%)
4% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 109 | Existing positions closed: 114
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,310 → 1,288 (-22)
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $22.4B → $19B (-$3.46B)
23% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 10 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$163M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$118M |
| 3 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$47.3M |
| 4 |
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Louisville,
Kentucky
|
+$34.7M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$33.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
-$88.6M |
| 2 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$68.7M |
| 3 |
EIC
Equity Investment Corp
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$62M |
| 4 |
CCM
Candlestick Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$40.8M |
| 5 |
Amundi
Paris,
France
|
-$35M |
WBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review
1,288 of the 5,960 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $19B — down 15% from $22.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 114 funds closed out of WBA and 109 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 443 trimmed existing stakes and 550 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $163M. The largest seller was Thornburg Investment Management, cutting an estimated $88.6M.
- 1,288 institutional investors held Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) as of Q2 2022, down from 1,310 in Q1 2022.
- Funds reported $19B of Walgreens Boots Alliance stock for Q2 2022, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 109 funds opened new Walgreens Boots Alliance positions in Q2 2022 and 114 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance buyer in Q2 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $163M added.
- The largest Walgreens Boots Alliance seller in Q2 2022 was Thornburg Investment Management, an estimated $88.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.