ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTD BABA
SPONSORED ADS · ADR · CUSIP 01609W102 · ISIN US01609W1027
Chinese multinational technology company
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryServices-Business Services, NEC
- HeadquartersBinjiang District, People's Republic of China
- Founded1999
- Websitealibabagroup.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($94.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $131.72. Options: 96 managers hold calls ($15.8bn notional), 78 hold puts ($9.7bn).
Trends to Q1 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,144 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,175 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,254 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,159 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,161 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,163 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,127 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,110 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,238 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,208 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,405 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 482 | 600 |
| Q3 2023 | 502 | 499 |
| Q4 2023 | 429 | 646 |
| Q1 2024 | 584 | 521 |
| Q2 2024 | 479 | 521 |
| Q3 2024 | 609 | 523 |
| Q4 2024 | 513 | 642 |
| Q1 2025 | 747 | 567 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $6.9bn | $4.0bn | 0.59 |
| Q3 2024 | $13.3bn | $7.8bn | 0.59 |
| Q4 2024 | $10.4bn | $6.1bn | 0.58 |
| Q1 2025 | $15.8bn | $9.7bn | 0.62 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +15.5m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +9.8m |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | Added | +5.4m |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | Added | +4.2m |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE | New | +4.2m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +3.9m |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +3.6m |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Added | +3.1m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +3.1m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +3.0m |
Biggest sellers
| FIL Ltd | Reduced | -8.1m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Reduced | -3.6m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Sold out | -3.6m |
| Dodge & Cox | Reduced | -3.2m |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ | Sold out | -2.7m |
| APPALOOSA LP | Reduced | -2.6m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -2.4m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -2.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.9m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -1.7m |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.9bn22.2m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.9bn22.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.7bn12.7m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $1.2bn9.3m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $814.8m6.2m shares |
| CTC LLC | Reduced | $741.0m5.6m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $722.3m5.5m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $508.3m3.8m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $401.1m3.0m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $381.6m2.9m shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.6bn11.9m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.2bn9.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.0bn7.7m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $761.4m5.8m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $681.2m5.2m shares |
| CTC LLC | Added | $478.0m3.6m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $387.0m3.0m shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $308.6m2.3m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $305.2m2.3m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $294.0m2.2m shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2025
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
None reported in Q1 2025.
Holders, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.23% of their portfolio | 22.8m $3.0bn | Added +9.8m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 2.25% of their portfolio | 20.6m $2.7bn | Reduced -1.3m |
| FMR LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 16.8m $2.2bn | Added +15.5m |
| Dodge & Cox 0.85% of their portfolio | 11.3m $1.5bn | Reduced -3.2m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 10.3m $1.4bn | Added +3.0m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.10% of their portfolio | 10.2m $1.3bn | Reduced -1.9m |
| APPALOOSA LP 21.92% of their portfolio | 9.2m $1.2bn | Reduced -2.6m |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 1.73% of their portfolio | 8.8m $1.2bn | Reduced -140.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 8.6m $1.1bn | Added +2.6m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 8.6m $1.1bn | Added +3.9m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.73% of their portfolio | 8.3m $1.1bn | Reduced -2.1m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.82% of their portfolio | 8.1m $1.1bn | First filing |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 7.3m $959.3m | Added +578.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.13% of their portfolio | 7.0m $927.7m | Added +110.6k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 3.47% of their portfolio | 5.7m $748.5m | Added +5.4m |
| Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd 2.94% of their portfolio | 5.5m $728.6m | Added +1.0m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.3m $706.2m | Added +3.1m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 4.9m $644.8m | Reduced -217.3k |
| FIL Ltd 0.59% of their portfolio | 4.7m $623.8m | Reduced -8.1m |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.18% of their portfolio | 4.4m $43.2m | Added +4.2m |
| UBS Group AG 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.2m $554.1m | Reduced -92.8k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 2.66% of their portfolio | 4.2m $553.8m | New |
| H&H International Investment, LLC 4.39% of their portfolio | 4.0m $526.6m | Reduced -1.5m |
| HHLR ADVISORS, LTD. 14.60% of their portfolio | 3.9m $516.7m | Reduced -979.5k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.75% of their portfolio | 3.9m $515.6m | Reduced -840.1k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 3.8m $508.1m | Reduced -512.8k |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 2.22% of their portfolio | 3.8m $502.7m | Added +3.6m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.5m $464.5m | Added +1.3m |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.68% of their portfolio | 3.2m $420.4m | Added +3.1m |
| Discerene Group LP 41.00% of their portfolio | 3.0m $392.3m | Unchanged |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.9m $388.4m | Added +820.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.7m $201.0m | First filing |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.6m $350.3m | Reduced -142.3k |
| RWWM, INC. 27.59% of their portfolio | 2.6m $342.7m | Reduced -235.1k |
| AMF Tjanstepension AB 2.42% of their portfolio | 2.5m $327.3m | Reduced -102.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.3m $303.2m | Added +785.5k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.37% of their portfolio | 2.3m $300.7m | Added +7.3k |
| Trivest Advisors Ltd 25.05% of their portfolio | 2.2m $295.3m | New |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 1.73% of their portfolio | 2.1m $283.4m | New |
| Slate Path Capital LP 4.86% of their portfolio | 2.0m $269.2m | Added +569.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.9m $253.4m | Reduced -10.4k |
| North of South Capital LLP 27.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $241.8m | Reduced -146.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.8m $236.8m | Added +49.5k |
| Man Group plc 0.67% of their portfolio | 1.7m $223.8m | Reduced -204.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $216.8m | Added +127.0k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.6m $215.5m | Reduced -256.0k |
| PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND 1.09% of their portfolio | 1.6m $213.0m | Unchanged |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.6m $210.2m | Added +427.8k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.59% of their portfolio | 1.5m $201.4m | Added +88.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $193.7m | Added +698.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.4m $189.0m | Reduced -1.6m |
| MARTIN CURRIE LTD 7.60% of their portfolio | 1.4m $188.6m | Reduced -162.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.4m $186.3m | Added +1.2m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.4m $185.9m | Reduced -411.5k |
| CAUSEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.75% of their portfolio | 1.4m $179.3m | Added +404.8k |
| Polunin Capital Partners Ltd 26.60% of their portfolio | 1.3m $131.7m | Added +908.5k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.3m $175.1m | Added +212.6k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.3m $168.1m | Reduced -16.6k |
| EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP 2.79% of their portfolio | 1.3m $166.8m | Reduced -480.0k |
| Alphadyne Asset Management LP 46.32% of their portfolio | 1.2m $163.9m | New |
| Ruffer LLP 6.16% of their portfolio | 1.2m $160.1m | Reduced -399.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $147.6m | Reduced -475.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 1.1m $147.1m | Added +242.8k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.0m $133.1m | Reduced -6.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 910.0k $120.3m | Added +870.4k |
| Clear Street Derivatives LLC 2.00% of their portfolio | 878.2k $116.1m | Added +327.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 845.4k $111.8m | Added +89.4k |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 838.8k $108.5m | Added +192.8k |
| CapitalatWork S.A. 3.48% of their portfolio | 809.9k $107.1m | Added +27.9k |
| UG Investment Advisers Ltd. 28.66% of their portfolio | 791.2k $104.6m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 774.4k $102.4m | Reduced -373.3k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.41% of their portfolio | 749.6k $99.1m | Reduced -73.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 730.3k $96.6m | Reduced -1.7m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 726.7k $96.1m | New |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.24% of their portfolio | 724.4k $95.8m | Added +602.4k |
| AXA S.A. 0.31% of their portfolio | 717.4k $94.9m | Added +206.8k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.20% of their portfolio | 708.2k $93.6m | New |
| GMT Capital Corp 4.85% of their portfolio | 691.0k $91.4m | Reduced -76.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 673.7k $89.1m | Reduced -562.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 668.6k $88.4m | Added +297.2k |
| EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD HOLDING S.A. 1.56% of their portfolio | 668.1k $88.3m | Reduced -59.2k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 654.1k $86.5m | Reduced -20.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 639.5k $84.6m | Reduced -24.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.11% of their portfolio | 630.6k $83.4m | Added +176.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 627.0k $82.9m | Added +82.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.13% of their portfolio | 624.5k $82.6m | Reduced -2.4m |
| DJE Kapital AG 2.39% of their portfolio | 620.2k $80.7m | Added +332.1k |
| RWC ASSET ADVISORS (US) LLC 14.82% of their portfolio | 615.2k $81.3m | Added +530 |
| Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. 5.82% of their portfolio | 603.3k $79.8m | Reduced -168.0k |
| Greenwoods Asset Management Hong Kong Ltd. 2.46% of their portfolio | 601.1k $79.5m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 579.7k $76.6m | Added +108.1k |
| Gladstone Capital Management LLP 7.80% of their portfolio | 572.5k $75.7m | Added +571.5k |
| Capital World Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 566.7k $74.9m | Added +6.9k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 562.8k $74.4m | Added +56.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 562.7k $74.4m | Added +145.4k |
| Carrhae Capital LLP 8.59% of their portfolio | 559.0k $73.9m | New |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 0.74% of their portfolio | 553.7k $73.2m | Reduced -107.6k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 551.9k $73.0m | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 545.2k $72.1m | Reduced -57.6k |
| Altimeter Capital Management, LP 1.44% of their portfolio | 540.4k $71.5m | New |