ALPHABET (GOOGL) — Institutional Holders & Hedge Fund Ownership
ALPHABET (GOOGL) institutional ownership: 58 hedge funds and institutional investors, holding 130.7M shares ($37.59B), as of Q1 2026, per SEC Form 13F-HR filings.
Track who bought and sold ALPHABET (GOOGL) this quarter — every hedge fund, family office, and institutional investor that filed an SEC Form 13F-HR for GOOGL is aggregated here. Pactolio aggregates these SEC Form 13F-HR filings into one view: top institutional holders, biggest QoQ buyers and sellers, and consolidated ownership changes for GOOGL.
The top GOOGL shareholders by portfolio weight are Georgetown University (24.88%), Himalaya Capital Management (22.85%), and Lindsell Train (15.63%). In Q1 2026, Stanford University made the largest position increase (+13.36%).
Top 10 Institutional Holders of ALPHABET (GOOGL) — Q1 2026
| # | Fund | Shares | Market Value | Portfolio Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgetown University | 191,103 | $55.0M | 24.88% |
| 2 | Himalaya Capital Management | 2,543,300 | $731.4M | 22.85% |
| 3 | Lindsell Train | 1,704,639 | $490.2M | 15.63% |
| 4 | Tiger Global | 10,631,402 | $3.06B | 13.38% |
| 5 | Stanford University | 394,353 | $113.4M | 13.36% |
| 6 | Abrams | 1,865,768 | $536.5M | 11.57% |
| 7 | Newlands Management Operations | 6,207,074 | $1.78B | 11.55% |
| 8 | BlueSpruce | 244,621 | $70.3M | 11.14% |
| 9 | Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb | 2,117,644 | $608.9M | 10.10% |
| 10 | Whale Rock | 2,671,821 | $768.3M | 9.92% |
- 58Hedge funds holding
- 130,735,103Shares held (disclosed)
- $37.59B13F market value
- 3.60%Median portfolio weight
Ownership History
Quarter-by-quarter share count, market value, and portfolio conviction weight (up to 5 of the heaviest weight-by-portfolio funds) of GOOGL. Sourced from 13F filings; reflects long equity positions only.
Quarter-over-Quarter ActivityQ1 2026
The biggest weight-increase and weight-decrease changes among funds that hold GOOGL. Deltas compare the selected filing to the previous reporting quarter.
Top buyers
- Stanford University+13.36% · +394,353 shares
- BlueSpruce+11.14% · +244,621 shares
- Berkshire Hathaway+3.89% · +36,403,656 shares
Top sellers
- Soros Capital Management-19.52% · -240,866 shares
- Windacre Partnership-5.67% · -1,689,200 shares
- Agave Capital Management-5.24% · -100,000 shares
Options Activity
- Total calls80,000 (+80,000)
Ownership Statistics
- Funds holding
- 58
- Median weight
- 3.60%
- Largest holder
- Georgetown University · 24.88%
- Smallest holder
- Hillman Capital Management · 0.00%
- Shares held
- 130,735,103 (+27,216,740)
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All institutional investors (Max 50) holding GOOGL in the selected quarter. Click a fund name to drill into its full 13F portfolio.
| 1 | Georgetown University | 191,103 | $55.0M | 24.88% |
| 2 | Himalaya Capital Management | 2,543,300 | $731.4M | 22.85% |
| 3 | Lindsell Train | 1,704,639 | $490.2M | 15.63% |
| 4 | Tiger Global | 10,631,402 | $3.06B | 13.38% |
| 5 | Stanford University | 394,353 | $113.4M | 13.36% |
| 6 | Abrams | 1,865,768 | $536.5M | 11.57% |
| 7 | Newlands Management Operations | 6,207,074 | $1.78B | 11.55% |
| 8 | BlueSpruce | 244,621 | $70.3M | 11.14% |
| 9 | Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb | 2,117,644 | $608.9M | 10.10% |
| 10 | Whale Rock | 2,671,821 | $768.3M | 9.92% |
| 11 | Greenbrier | 447,364 | $128.6M | 9.91% |
| 12 | Harvard Management Company | 616,960 | $177.4M | 9.77% |
| 13 | Wedgewood Partners | 155,701 | $44.8M | 9.25% |
| 14 | Kensico | 1,509,500 | $434.1M | 8.86% |
| 15 | Greenlea Lane Capital Management | 100,035 | $28.8M | 8.36% |
| 16 | Cantillon Capital Management | 3,715,061 | $1.07B | 7.10% |
| 17 | First Pacific Advisors | 1,683,493 | $484.1M | 6.79% |
| 18 | Fundsmith | 2,956,198 | $850.1M | 6.63% |
| 19 | Berkshire Hathaway | 54,249,798 | $15.60B | 5.93% |
| 20 | Patient Capital Management | 533,993 | $153.6M | 5.73% |
| 21 | FengHe Fund Management | 129,485 | $37.2M | 5.15% |
| 22 | Voyager Global Management | 500,000 | $143.8M | 4.89% |
| 23 | Jericho | 1,118,000 | $321.5M | 4.75% |
| 24 | Tweedy Browne | 198,341 | $57.0M | 4.53% |
| 25 | Anomaly Capital Management | 257,603 | $74.1M | 4.49% |
| 26 | Coatue Management | 4,313,426 | $1.24B | 4.27% |
| 27 | Davis Selected Advisers | 3,094,659 | $889.9M | 4.09% |
| 28 | Locust Wood | 518,273 | $149.0M | 4.08% |
| 29 | Giverny Capital | 348,469 | $100.2M | 3.67% |
| 30 | UTIMCO - The University of Texas | 84,229 | $24.2M | 3.52% |
| 31 | Harris Associates | 8,393,944 | $2.41B | 3.22% |
| 32 | Avala Global | 182,800 | $52.6M | 2.53% |
| 33 | Sound Shore Management | 255,671 | $73.5M | 2.46% |
| 34 | RV Capital | 32,520 | $9.4M | 2.44% |
| 35 | Third Point | 175,000 | $50.3M | 2.42% |
| 36 | University of Illinois Foundation | 40,360 | $11.6M | 2.38% |
| 37 | Torray Investment Partners | 46,370 | $13.3M | 1.96% |
| 38 | Dodge & Cox | 10,624,415 | $3.06B | 1.68% |
| 39 | TCI Fund Management | 2,457,000 | $706.5M | 1.56% |
| 40 | Markel Group | 572,000 | $164.5M | 1.38% |
| 41 | D1 Capital | 468,900 | $134.8M | 1.20% |
| 42 | CastleKnight | 88,300 | $25.4M | 1.19% |
| 43 | Soroban Capital | 531,870 | $152.9M | 1.09% |
| 44 | Soros Capital Management | 6,120 | $1.8M | 0.77% |
| 45 | First Eagle Investment Management | 1,198,237 | $344.6M | 0.46% |
| 46 | Lone Pine | 187,561 | $53.9M | 0.43% |
| 47 | AltaRock Partners | 43,391 | $12.5M | 0.30% |
| 48 | Mairs & Power | 55,766 | $16.0M | 0.16% |
| 49 | Pzena Investment Management | 171,157 | $49.2M | 0.16% |
| 50 | Brave Warrior Advisors | 20,258 | $5.8M | 0.14% |
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Methodology & FAQ
Methodology: How We Track GOOGL Institutional Holdings
Our data is systematically aggregated directly from quarterly Form 13F-HR disclosures submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
- Who Must File (Reporting Threshold): This dataset includes filings from U.S. institutional investment managers, hedge funds, mutual funds, university endowments, and family offices managing at least $100 million in Section 13(f) securities (including equities, options, convertibles, ETFs, and warrants).
- What is Included (Data Scope): We capture long positions in Section 13(f) securities for ALPHABET INC (GOOGL). By SEC regulation, 13F filings do not require the disclosure of short positions, non-U.S. holdings, or OTC derivatives. Listed options are excluded from portfolio weight calculations to ensure comparability across filers.
- Portfolio Weight Explained (Metric Definition): “Portfolio Weight” shows how much of a fund's total reported 13F portfolio value (excluding listed options) is allocated to GOOGL on the specific reporting date.
- How to Use This Data (Interpretation): Quarter-over-quarter changes in shares and portfolio weight reflect a combination of active trading and market price movements. These are descriptive metrics of fund allocation, not explicit buy or sell signals.
How do you measure hedge fund conviction and institutional concentration in GOOGL?
We evaluate fund conviction by looking at portfolio weight rather than just absolute share count. By tracking how the largest holders —such as Georgetown University , Himalaya Capital Management , and Lindsell Train as of Q1 2026— change their position sizing quarter-over-quarter, we help investors distinguish between deliberate position sizing changes and passive mark-to-market drift.
Does the GOOGL ownership data include short interest or options?
SEC Form 13F mandates the disclosure of long positions in Section 13(f) securities, which includes equities and listed options (put and call contracts), but excludes short interest, swaps, and OTC derivatives by regulatory design. On this platform, listed options are excluded from portfolio weight calculations to ensure comparability across filers.
Are family offices and university endowments included in this GOOGL data?
Yes. In addition to traditional hedge funds and large asset managers, any institutional entity exercising investment discretion over at least $100 million in Section 13(f) securities must file a Form 13F. This explicitly includes single-family offices and university endowments. If a qualifying family office or endowment holds GOOGL stock, their allocation is systematically aggregated alongside traditional fund data.
When is the institutional ownership data updated, and is there a reporting lag?
Institutional investment managers are required to file their Form 13F within 45 days after the end of a calendar quarter (the standard “T+45” window). Our platform re-ingests new filings from the SEC EDGAR database on a nightly cycle, typically within 24–48 hours of publication, providing a point-in-time snapshot of reported consensus positioning for GOOGL as of each filing date.