ALPHABET INC (GOOGL) — Hedge Fund Ownership Q4 2025
GOOGL
- ALPHABET INC (GOOGL) is held by 36 of 81 tracked hedge funds, with Himalaya Capital Management (22%) and Lindsell Train (17%) holding the largest stakes, indicating high hedge fund interest relative to peers.
- New position in GOOGL stock was initiated by Viking Global Investors (2%).
- The biggest increases in GOOGL holdings came from Davis Selected Advisers (+13%) and Duquesne Family Office (+277%), highlighting conviction.
- The biggest decreases in GOOGL holdings came from Pershing Square Capital Management (-86%) and Fundsmith (-44%), suggesting profit-taking or de-risking.
- 2 hedge funds exited GOOGL, led by Aquamarine Capital / Aquamarine Zurich (1%).
- Overall, hedge funds decreased exposure to ALPHABET INC (GOOGL) by -13% vs the prior quarter and -28% vs prior year.
| # | Fund | % of Portfolio † | Shares † | Shares vs Prior Quarter † | Shares vs Prior Year † | Aggregate Value † | Reported Price * | Option |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Himalaya Capital Management Li Lu
|
21.55% | 2.5M | -3.62% | -3.62% | $769.2M | $313.80 | — |
| 2 |
Lindsell Train
|
16.58% | 2.1M | -6.51% | — | $653.7M | $313.00 | — |
| 3 |
Tiger Global Management Chase Coleman
|
11.20% | 10.6M | — | +3.13% | $3.33B | $313.00 | — |
| 4 |
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb / Sequoia Fund John Harris
|
10.63% | 2.2M | -7.72% | -9.07% | $680.7M | $313.00 | — |
| 5 |
Abrams Capital Management
|
10.57% | 1.9M | -9.77% | -9.77% | $599.9M | $313.00 | — |
| 6 |
Wedgewood Partners David Rolfe
|
9.58% | 164K | -20.90% | -33.65% | $51.3M | $313.00 | — |
| 7 |
Greenlea Lane Capital Management Josh Tarasoff
|
9.24% | 101K | -3.45% | -6.14% | $31.7M | $313.00 | — |
| 8 |
First Pacific Advisors Steven Romick
|
7.88% | 1.9M | -21.09% | -28.93% | $598.3M | $313.00 | — |
| 9 |
Jensen Investment Management
|
7.55% | 1.5M | -14.46% | -52.58% | $479.6M | $313.00 | — |
| 10 |
Cantillon Capital Management William von Mueffling
|
7.13% | 4.2M | +0.76% | -6.06% | $1.32B | $313.00 | — |
| 11 |
Patient Capital Management Samantha McLemore
|
7.03% | 582K | -5.17% | -2.33% | $182.1M | $313.00 | — |
| 12 |
Fundsmith
|
6.40% | 3.5M | -44.37% | -48.91% | $1.10B | $313.00 | — |
| 13 |
Third Avenue Management
|
5.04% | 200K | -14.71% | -72.92% | $62.5M | $313.00 | — |
| 14 |
Tweedy, Browne Tweedy, Browne Co LLC
|
5.04% | 200K | -14.71% | -72.92% | $62.5M | $313.00 | — |
| 15 |
Davis Selected Advisers Christopher Davis
|
4.39% | 3.1M | +12.57% | +3.42% | $976.2M | $313.00 | — |
| 16 |
Giverny Capital Francois Rochon
|
3.77% | 361K | +0.63% | +40.88% | $113.1M | $313.00 | — |
| 17 |
Sound Shore Management Harry Burn
|
3.48% | 350K | +7.87% | — | $109.5M | $313.00 | — |
| 18 |
Duquesne Family Office
|
2.86% | 385K | +276.71% | +402.09% | $120.5M | $313.00 | — |
| 19 |
RV Capital
|
2.37% | 33K | — | — | $10.2M | $313.00 | — |
| 20 |
Viking Global Investors Andreas Halvorsen
|
2.21% | 2.7M | NEW | -27.18% | $834.5M | $313.00 | — |
| 21 |
Torray Investment Partners Robert Torray
|
2.12% | 47K | -5.94% | -72.12% | $14.8M | $313.00 | — |
| 22 |
Berkshire Hathaway
|
2.04% | 17.8M | — | — | $5.59B | $313.00 | — |
| 23 |
Dodge & Cox
|
1.83% | 10.8M | -4.46% | -9.76% | $3.39B | $313.00 | — |
| 24 |
Markel Group Tom Gayner
|
1.43% | 572K | — | +3.06% | $179.0M | $313.00 | — |
| 25 |
Pershing Square Capital Management
|
1.37% | 678K | -86.00% | -82.99% | $212.3M | $313.00 | — |
| 26 |
AltaRock Partners
|
1.04% | 169K | -50.81% | -95.13% | $53.0M | $313.00 | — |
| 27 |
First Eagle Investment Management
|
0.95% | 1.7M | -47.14% | -48.30% | $540.9M | $313.00 | — |
| 28 |
Cooperman Capital
|
0.78% | 75K | — | -88.46% | $23.5M | $313.00 | — |
| 29 |
Pzena Investment Management Richard Pzena
|
0.16% | 171K | NEW | — | $53.6M | $313.00 | — |
| 30 |
Mairs & Power
|
0.15% | 50K | +89.89% | +92.66% | $15.6M | $313.00 | — |
| 31 |
Brave Warrior Advisors Glenn Greenberg
|
0.15% | 20K | -7.32% | -7.32% | $6.3M | $313.00 | — |
| 32 |
Matrix Asset Advisors David Katz
|
0.11% | 4K | -0.13% | +32.02% | $1.2M | $313.03 | — |
| 33 |
Gardner Russo & Quinn Thomas Russo
|
0.05% | 15K | -3.68% | -27.12% | $4.7M | $313.00 | — |
| 34 |
Polen Capital Management
|
0.04% | 31K | -93.48% | -97.49% | $9.7M | $313.00 | — |
| 35 |
Semper Augustus Investments Group Christopher Bloomstran
|
0.03% | 700 | NEW | — | $219,100 | $313.00 | — |
| 36 |
Hillman Capital Management Mark Hillman
|
0.00% | 6 | -25.00% | -99.98% | $1,878 | $313.00 | — |
| — |
Maverick Capital Lee Ainslie
|
— | — | EXITED | — | — | — | — |
| — |
Aquamarine Capital / Aquamarine Zurich Guy Spier
|
— | — | EXITED | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Total | — | 70.8M | -13.36% | -27.69% | $22.17B | — | — |
* Reported price is not an actual purchase or sale price. It is the price as of the last portfolio date.
† Portfolio value, share counts, and period-over-period changes exclude options positions (PUT/CALL), which are shown in the Option column for reference only.
† Portfolio value, share counts, and period-over-period changes exclude options positions (PUT/CALL), which are shown in the Option column for reference only.