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 ($196.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $146.59. Options: 92 managers hold calls ($13.1bn notional), 73 hold puts ($12.5bn).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,276 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,419 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,437 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 584 | 521 |
| Q2 2024 | 479 | 521 |
| Q3 2024 | 609 | 523 |
| Q4 2024 | 513 | 642 |
| Q1 2025 | 747 | 567 |
| Q2 2025 | 525 | 718 |
| Q3 2025 | 752 | 569 |
| Q4 2025 | 635 | 645 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $15.8bn | $9.7bn | 0.62 |
| Q2 2025 | $10.0bn | $7.0bn | 0.69 |
| Q3 2025 | $20.3bn | $14.2bn | 0.70 |
| Q4 2025 | $13.1bn | $12.5bn | 0.96 |
Biggest buyers
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +9.2m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +2.3m |
| HHLR ADVISORS, LTD. | Added | +2.1m |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Added | +1.6m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +1.2m |
| Altshuler Shaham Ltd | New | +1.1m |
| Capula Management Ltd | Added | +1.0m |
| SIH Partners, LLLP | Added | +964.6k |
| Third Point LLC | New | +825.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | Added | +690.7k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -12.2m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -4.1m |
| Sanders Capital, LLC | Sold out | -3.6m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | -2.3m |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Reduced | -2.3m |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -2.0m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.7m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -1.6m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| AMF Tjanstepension AB | Reduced | -1.4m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.0bn20.1m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.5bn10.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.4bn9.8m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $1.1bn7.5m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $622.0m4.2m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $614.1m4.2m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $495.4m3.4m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $490.9m3.5m shares |
| CTC LLC | Reduced | $457.6m31.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $317.7m2.2m shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.3bn15.9m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.9bn12.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.2bn8.1m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $868.8m5.9m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $412.2m2.8m shares |
| CTC LLC | Added | $402.5m27.5k shares |
| Centiva Capital, LP | Added | $380.2m2.6m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $350.0m2.6m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $345.3m2.4m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $333.9m2.3m 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 Q4 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 Q4 2025.
Holders, Q4 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.21% of their portfolio | 21.6m $3.2bn | Reduced -12.2m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 2.11% of their portfolio | 19.0m $2.8bn | Reduced -1.0m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 17.2m $2.5bn | Added +9.2m |
| UBS Group AG 0.31% of their portfolio | 10.7m $1.6bn | Added +2.3m |
| FMR LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 10.3m $1.5bn | Reduced -1.7m |
| Dodge & Cox 0.79% of their portfolio | 10.0m $1.5bn | Reduced -958.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 7.7m $1.1bn | Reduced -4.1m |
| Capital World Investors 0.13% of their portfolio | 6.5m $953.5m | Added +466.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 5.8m $843.0m | Reduced -11.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.6m $821.4m | Reduced -702.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.4m $798.2m | Added +402.0k |
| HHLR ADVISORS, LTD. 25.65% of their portfolio | 5.4m $796.0m | Added +2.1m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 5.3m $782.1m | Added +42.3k |
| APPALOOSA LP 10.99% of their portfolio | 5.1m $753.1m | Reduced -1.3m |
| NORGES BANK 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.1m $594.5m | Not comparable |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.8m $559.5m | Reduced -1.6m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 3.3m $482.7m | Added +305.6k |
| Discerene Group LP 44.46% of their portfolio | 3.0m $436.9m | Reduced -4.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.8m $416.9m | Added +663.8k |
| H&H International Investment, LLC 2.15% of their portfolio | 2.6m $375.3m | Reduced -216.8k |
| RWWM, INC. 23.96% of their portfolio | 2.4m $348.6m | Reduced -88.2k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.50% of their portfolio | 2.3m $331.5m | First filing |
| AMF Tjanstepension AB 1.93% of their portfolio | 2.1m $310.8m | Reduced -1.4m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.1m $307.8m | Reduced -46.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $294.3m | Reduced -249.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.0m $287.9m | Reduced -64.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $278.6m | Reduced -510.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $265.5m | Added +67.4k |
| LANDESBANK BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG 48.83% of their portfolio | 1.8m $266.4m | First filing |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $253.0m | Added +383.8k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.7m $249.7m | Added +1.6m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $247.4m | Added +1.2m |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.7m $243.6m | Added +262.3k |
| Capula Management Ltd 1.38% of their portfolio | 1.4m $212.4m | Added +1.0m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.4m $210.2m | Reduced -1.6m |
| Polunin Capital Partners Ltd 35.26% of their portfolio | 1.4m $228.9m | Added +2.1k |
| UG Investment Advisers Ltd. 45.91% of their portfolio | 1.4m $199.3m | Reduced -197.3k |
| Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd 0.62% of their portfolio | 1.3m $192.5m | Reduced -537.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.3m $190.2m | Reduced -2.3m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.2m $180.8m | Reduced -52.8k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.2m $176.5m | Added +101.0k |
| CAUSEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.43% of their portfolio | 1.2m $176.3m | Reduced -28.4k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $171.1m | Reduced -59.8k |
| SIH Partners, LLLP 9.94% of their portfolio | 1.2m $170.8m | Added +964.6k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.2m $170.3m | Added +402.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.2m $168.8m | Reduced -390.9k |
| Man Group plc 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.1m $162.2m | Reduced -214.4k |
| Altshuler Shaham Ltd 2.45% of their portfolio | 1.1m $160.4m | New |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.1m $157.1m | Added +67.9k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.0m $151.0m | Reduced -41.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $149.1m | Reduced -49.4k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.64% of their portfolio | 990.0k $145.1m | Added +482.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 971.4k $142.4m | Added +256.6k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.21% of their portfolio | 919.3k $134.8m | Reduced -704.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 906.9k $132.9m | Added +12.3k |
| Greenwoods Asset Management Hong Kong Ltd. 3.06% of their portfolio | 843.4k $123.6m | Unchanged |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.17% of their portfolio | 827.4k $121.3m | Added +630.1k |
| EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP 1.91% of their portfolio | 825.8k $121.0m | Reduced -39.8k |
| Third Point LLC 1.66% of their portfolio | 825.0k $120.9m | New |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 740.4k $108.5m | Added +368.8k |
| BBFIT INVESTMENTS PTE LTD 10.65% of their portfolio | 728.8k $106.8m | First filing |
| Clear Street Group Inc. 0.56% of their portfolio | 725.8k $106.4m | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 717.6k $105.2m | Reduced -699.2k |
| CapitalatWork S.A. 3.17% of their portfolio | 708.5k $103.9m | Reduced -86.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.15% of their portfolio | 694.3k $128.5m | Added +690.7k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.12% of their portfolio | 663.8k $97.3m | Reduced -80.5k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 656.6k $96.2m | Added +65.9k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.17% of their portfolio | 650.1k $95.3m | Reduced -65.5k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 0.71% of their portfolio | 639.2k $93.7m | Reduced -18.0k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 637.8k $93.5m | Added +427.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 635.2k $93.1m | Added +8.9k |
| SYQUANT CAPITAL SAS 11.15% of their portfolio | 621.5k $91.1m | New |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 605.2k $88.7m | Added +38.3k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.15% of their portfolio | 598.8k $87.8m | Reduced -205 |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.40% of their portfolio | 590.9k $86.6m | Reduced -57.5k |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 1.08% of their portfolio | 584.0k $85.6m | Added +30.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 568.4k $83.3m | Reduced -91.7k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 565.4k $82.9m | Reduced -29.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 557.7k $81.8m | New |
| PEAK6 LLC 1.11% of their portfolio | 556.5k $81.6m | New |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 548.4k $80.4m | Added +10.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 543.0k $79.6m | Reduced -54.5k |
| Davis Asset Management, L.P. 2.62% of their portfolio | 500.0k $73.3m | Unchanged |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.08% of their portfolio | 488.6k $71.6m | Added +6.5k |
| HCEP Management Ltd 57.72% of their portfolio | 482.7k $70.8m | Reduced -68.4k |
| Ruffer LLP 3.22% of their portfolio | 481.1k $70.6m | Added +96.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 473.6k $69.4m | Reduced -114.9k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.19% of their portfolio | 464.2k $68.0m | Added +59.2k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 452.8k $66.4m | Added +258.3k |
| RWC ASSET ADVISORS (US) LLC 12.51% of their portfolio | 450.4k $66.0m | Reduced -32.2k |
| Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 0.43% of their portfolio | 450.0k $66.0m | Unchanged |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 448.3k $65.7m | Added +235.7k |
| Rokos Capital Management LLP 0.95% of their portfolio | 442.8k $64.9m | Added +207.0k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 434.8k $63.7m | Added +142.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.09% of their portfolio | 427.0k $62.6m | New |
| TT International Asset Management LTD 13.15% of their portfolio | 424.8k $62.3m | Reduced -517.4k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 0.69% of their portfolio | 409.0k $59.9m | Added +230.0k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 406.7k $59.6m | Added +5.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 404.5k $59.3m | Added +48.4k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.10% of their portfolio | 396.0k $58.0m | Added +389.8k |