Israel Englander’s Millennium Management Dumps Nvidia, Loads Up On Broadcom — Here’s What The $70 Billion Hedge Fund Sees
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Israel Englander‘s Millennium Management has made sweeping adjustments to its portfolio, including a remarkable 91,046.15% increase in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE:BABA) call options and a 94.69% increase in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) direct holdings, according to its third quarter 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
What Happened: The $69 billion hedge increased Alibaba call options from 5,200 contracts in the second quarter to 4.74 million contracts in the third quarter. Similarly, it raised its put options in Alibaba by 281.79%, from 1.49 million to 5.71 million contracts, while scaling back its direct shareholding in the company by 21.97%, from 2.08 million shares to 1.62 million shares.
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Millennium also rebalanced its investments in other major companies. The firm reduced its stake in NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 12.57%, cutting its direct holdings from 12.75 million shares in the second quarter to 11.15 million shares in the third quarter. Call options on Nvidia were trimmed by 19.75%, from 15.17 million to 12.17 million contracts, while put options decreased by 21.06%, from 38.63 million to 30.50 million contracts.
The hedge fund significantly increased its position in Broadcom, nearly doubling its direct holdings to 1.15 million shares, up from 592,501 shares in the second quarter. Call options in Broadcom surged 966.56%, climbing from 271,100 to 2.89 million contracts, while put options rose 863.89%, from 492,500 to 4.75 million contracts.
In other notable moves, Millennium increased its direct holdings in Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 51.36%, bringing its stake from 3.04 million shares to 4.60 million shares. Call options in Microsoft rose slightly by 5.31%, from 2.91 million to 3.06 million contracts, while put options declined by 11.63%, from 4.88 million to 4.31 million contracts.
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The hedge fund also adjusted its position in Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), increasing its direct holdings by 51.30%, from 440,335 shares in the second quarter to 666,095 shares in the third quarter. Call options in Tesla dropped by 17.16%, from 3.93 million to 3.26 million contracts, while put options saw a steep decline of 38.31%, from 9.10 million to 5.62 million contracts.
