Alibaba's stock rallied following Jack Ma's backing of a record share sale. The endorsement from the company's founder signals confidence in the offering.
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The chart totals every SEC-reported transaction by month and share count, separating informative purchases and sales from non-informative awards, vesting, exercises, tax withholding and transfers. Records without a reported price remain included. Only informative purchases and sales affect the conservative sentiment signal.
Recent SEC-reported share and derivative transactions in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
3 discretionary purchases · 4 discretionary sales
Confidence: High
| Insiders | Activity | Description | Shares | Avg. price / share | Est. value | Trade date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DirectorTsai Joseph C | Non-informative buy | Ordinary SharesExercise or conversion; not an open-market trade (M) | 10,834 | — | — | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Chief Executive OfficerWu Yongming | Non-informative buy | Ordinary SharesExercise or conversion; not an open-market trade (M) | 41,334 | — | — | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Chief People OfficerJiang Fang | Informative sell | Ordinary SharesOpen-market or private transaction (S) | 885,272 | $13.55 | $11,995,436 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| General CounselYu Siying | Informative sell | Ordinary SharesOpen-market or private transaction (S) | 6,764 | $13.58 | $91,855 | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Chief People OfficerJiang Fang | Informative sell | Ordinary SharesOpen-market or private transaction (S) | 4,889 | $13.57 | $66,344 | Sep 25, 2026 |
As filed with the SEC. Estimated value is shown only for purchases or sales with a positive reported transaction price; awards, gifts and similar activity are not assigned an assumed market value. Amendments may change the record. This is not investment advice.
Quarterly reported positions. These filings can arrive up to 45 days after quarter-end and are not real-time trades.
Institutional ownership: 9.24%
Open short positions reported twice monthly; this is not daily short-sale volume.
Recent reported earnings per share compared with the analyst consensus available from Nasdaq.
| Owner | Activity | Change | Shares held | Value (thousands) | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primecap Management Co/Ca/ | Sell | -111,010 (-0.593%) | 18,611,306 | $1,889,420 | 6/30/2026 |
| Dodge & Cox | Buy | 40,200 (0.405%) | 9,957,970 | $1,010,933 | 6/30/2026 |
| Hsbc Holdings Plc | Buy | 484,892 (5.315%) | 9,607,845 | $975,388 | 6/30/2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Buy | 1,274,787 (20.746%) | 7,419,507 | $753,228 | 6/30/2026 |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | Buy | 1,150,524 (20.164%) | 6,856,466 | $696,068 | 6/30/2026 |
| Ubs Group Ag | Sell | -4,119,700 (-38.993%) | 6,445,532 | $654,350 | 9/30/2026 |
| Ubs Am, A Distinct Business Unit Of Ubs Asset Management Ame | Buy | 533,973 (9.648%) | 6,068,788 | $616,103 | 6/30/2026 |
| Fisher Asset Management, Llc | Sell | -42,699 (-0.838%) | 5,053,719 | $513,054 | 9/30/2026 |
| Bank Of America Corp /De/ | Sell | -403,317 (-7.722%) | 4,819,436 | $489,269 | 6/30/2026 |
| Barclays Plc | Buy | 95,083 (2.033%) | 4,771,383 | $484,391 | 9/30/2026 |
| Jpmorgan Chase & Co | Sell | -16,072,747 (-78.438%) | 4,418,393 | $448,555 | 6/30/2026 |
| Norges Bank | Buy | 262,826 (6.48%) | 4,318,477 | $438,412 | 6/30/2026 |
Source: Nasdaq
| Settlement date | Short interest | Avg. daily volume | Change vs. previous report | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 37,472,127 | 8,225,241 | -0.76% | 4.56 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 37,759,837 | 8,654,449 | +2.29% | 4.36 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 36,914,727 | 8,857,094 | -10.06% | 4.17 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 41,044,240 | 7,586,962 | -2.82% | 5.41 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 42,234,428 | 16,359,976 | +0.60% | 2.58 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 41,983,108 | 9,114,566 | +0.34% | 4.61 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 41,841,275 | 9,769,285 | -0.71% | 4.28 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 42,139,456 | 15,001,266 | -0.52% | 2.81 |
Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest
| Fiscal quarter | Reported | EPS | Consensus | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | Aug 20, 2026 | 1.01 | 1.78 | -43.26% |
| Mar 2026 | May 13, 2026 | -0.07 | 1.02 | -106.86% |
| Dec 2025 | Mar 19, 2026 | 0.90 | 1.75 | -48.57% |
| Sep 2025 | Nov 25, 2025 | 0.44 | 0.49 | -10.2% |
Source: Nasdaq
