Question 1

Which hedge funds and institutional investors hold BABA?

Accepted Answer

StonkWhisper tracks 13F filings submitted to the SEC by institutional investment managers with over $100 million in assets. The whale tracker for BABA shows which major funds hold positions, their portfolio weight, share counts, and how those positions changed quarter over quarter.

Question 2

What does conviction level mean for BABA whale holdings?

Accepted Answer

Conviction level reflects how significant BABA is within a fund's overall portfolio. A high-conviction position means the manager has allocated a large percentage of their portfolio to BABA, suggesting strong directional confidence in the stock.

Question 3

How current is the whale data for BABA?

Accepted Answer

Institutional 13F filings are required within 45 days of each calendar quarter end (March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31). StonkWhisper processes filings as they are published on SEC EDGAR, so data reflects the most recently reported quarter.

Question 4

What do quarter-over-quarter changes tell me about BABA?

Accepted Answer

QoQ changes for BABA show whether institutional managers are increasing, decreasing, initiating, or exiting their positions. New positions and significant increases can signal growing institutional conviction, while exits or decreases may indicate waning confidence.

Manager	Shares	Value	% of Portfolio	Manager AUM
PRIMECAP	18.7M	$2.3B	1.8%	$127.0B
Dodge & Cox	9.9M	$1.2B	0.7%	$182.0B
Citadel	7.6M	$954.1M	0.2%	$618.5B
Fisher Investments	5.1M	$642.6M	0.2%	$294.9B
Capital World	4.2M	$521.7M	0.1%	$732.9B
Citadel	3.9M	$484.7M	0.1%	$618.5B
Appaloosa	3.5M	$434.7M	7.3%	$5.9B
American Century	2.7M	$342.9M	0.2%	$194.3B
Hillhouse	2.5M	$307.8M	18.4%	$1.7B
Millennium	2.4M	$304.4M	0.1%	$240.3B
Tudor	2.4M	$300.0M	0.6%	$53.9B
Millennium	2.3M	$291.9M	0.1%	$240.3B
Fidelity (FMR)	2.2M	$272.6M	0.0%	$1898.4B
DE Shaw	1.7M	$216.4M	0.1%	$166.3B
Tudor	1.4M	$178.8M	0.3%	$53.9B
DE Shaw	1.1M	$143.1M	0.1%	$166.3B
Citadel	1.0M	$130.8M	0.0%	$618.5B
Man Group	925.7K	$116.1M	0.2%	$55.1B
Millennium	911.7K	$114.4M	0.0%	$240.3B
Eminence	861.3K	$108.1M	2.5%	—
Artisan Partners	829.0K	$104.0M	0.2%	$62.3B
ARK Invest	783.2K	$98.3M	0.8%	$12.9B
Brandes	665.0K	$83.4M	0.6%	$14.1B
Thornburg	610.2K	$76.6M	0.8%	$9.6B
Balyasny	598.7K	$75.1M	0.1%	$77.1B
State Street	482.5K	$60.5M	0.0%	$2896.4B
Capital Research	423.9K	$53.2M	0.0%	$644.6B
Balyasny	298.2K	$37.4M	0.0%	$77.1B
Sculptor	275.3K	$34.5M	0.4%	$9.6B
Point72	233.1K	$29.2M	0.0%	$78.1B
Brevan Howard	233.3K	$28.5M	0.3%	$11.3B
Brevan Howard	233.2K	$28.5M	0.3%	$11.3B
Tudor	210.3K	$26.4M	0.0%	$53.9B
Schonfeld	187.1K	$23.5M	0.2%	$14.2B
Wellington	155.4K	$19.5M	0.0%	$535.5B
Balyasny	146.9K	$18.4M	0.0%	$77.1B
Point72	140.7K	$17.7M	0.0%	$78.1B
WCM	130.5K	$15.9M	0.0%	$43.8B
Baillie Gifford	90.0K	$11.3M	0.0%	$97.9B
Jennison	83.6K	$10.5M	0.0%	$145.4B
Alkeon	82.0K	$10.3M	0.0%	$59.5B
Schonfeld	77.3K	$9.7M	0.1%	$14.2B
DE Shaw	64.2K	$8.1M	0.0%	$166.3B
DFA	32.2K	$4.0M	0.0%	$481.4B
Marshall Wace	32.2K	$4.0M	0.0%	$100.4B
Pzena	28.4K	$3.6M	0.0%	$30.8B
Neuberger Berman (Eisman)	24.7K	$3.0M	0.0%	$131.4B
Marshall Wace	21.8K	$2.7M	0.0%	$100.4B
ExodusPoint	20.0K	$2.5M	0.0%	$12.4B
Segall Bryant	19.7K	$2.5M	0.0%	$7.0B
Brevan Howard	15.9K	$1.9M	0.0%	$11.3B
Marshall Wace	14.8K	$1.9M	0.0%	$100.4B
Harris (Oakmark)	13.4K	$1.7M	0.0%	$75.0B
Franklin Templeton	11.7K	$1.5M	0.0%	$408.3B
William Blair	11.1K	$1.4M	0.0%	$30.3B
Sands Capital	7.8K	$978K	0.0%	$25.5B
ClearBridge	7.6K	$957K	0.0%	$114.9B
Man Group	7.5K	$941K	0.0%	$55.1B
Man Group	7.5K	$941K	0.0%	$55.1B
Gabelli	6.1K	$765K	0.0%	$14.8B
BlackRock	4.9K	$610K	—	$5723.5B
Tweedy Browne	4.1K	$509K	0.0%	$1.3B
Arrowstreet	3.7K	$468K	0.0%	$184.8B
Northern Trust	3.0K	$375K	—	$756.6B
Gotham Asset	2.9K	$361K	0.0%	$32.7B
Mondrian	2.5K	$312K	0.0%	$6.7B
ExodusPoint	1.5K	$194K	0.0%	$12.4B
Kayne Anderson	357	$45K	0.0%	$34.0B
AQR Capital	50	$6K	—	$218.4B
Acadian	6.5K	$816	0.0%	$70.5M

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