Signal dossier · Q4 2025

BABA

Alibaba · Technology

HoldLens verdict · single −100..+100 scale

BUY

Score: +40 / +100

BUY

2 tracked managers buying with 2 on a 6+ quarter streak. HIGH signal.

Unified ConvictionScore · −100..+100

Smart money + insider + track record + trend + concentration + contrarian − dissent − crowding

+40

Buy component

+42

Dissent penalty

−2

Unanimity bonus

+10

Quality differential

Info density

+12

Buyers / Sellers

2 / 0

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Multi-quarter conviction

Managers who have been moving the same direction on BABA for 2+ consecutive quarters. Streaks matter far more than single-quarter moves — they reveal thesis conviction, not reactive trading.

Consecutive-quarter BUYERS

Smart money activity

Every tracked 13F move on BABA — grouped by quarter, ranked by manager quality.

Smart money activity

10 buys · 2 sells across tracked 13F filings

Net signal: STRONG BUY

Q4 2025(2 moves)

Portfolio manager	Activity	Share change	% portfolio
David TepperTier 1 Appaloosa Management Adding to China contrarian bet.	Add 30.00%	+520K	5.40%
Michael Burry Scion Asset Management Doubling down again on the Alibaba contrarian bet.	Add 30.00%	+60K	28.40%

Q3 2025(3 moves)

Portfolio manager	Activity	Share change	% portfolio
David TepperTier 1 Appaloosa Management New Alibaba position — China contrarian.	Buy (new)	+1.70M	4.20%
Michael Burry Scion Asset Management Doubled the Alibaba bet.	Add 40.00%	+55K	21.30%
Li LuElite Himalaya Capital Took some Alibaba profits.	Reduce 12.00%	-680K	9.70%

Q2 2025(1 move)

Portfolio manager	Activity	Share change	% portfolio
Michael Burry Scion Asset Management First major BABA add — 3 Q consecutive.	Add 35.00%	+45K	15.20%

Q1 2025(1 move)

Portfolio manager	Activity	Share change	% portfolio
Michael Burry Scion Asset Management Burry re-entered BABA here.	Buy (new)	+100K	11.20%

Q4 2024(2 moves)

Portfolio manager	Activity	Share change	% portfolio
David TepperTier 1 Appaloosa Management First BABA position.	Buy (new)	+1.50M	3.40%
Michael Burry Scion Asset Management BABA contrarian build accelerating.	Add 30.00%	+42K	11.50%

Q3 2024(1 move)

Portfolio manager	Activity	Share change	% portfolio
Michael Burry Scion Asset Management Burry's BABA re-entry.	Buy (new)	+100K	8.50%

Q2 2024(1 move)

Portfolio manager	Activity	Share change	% portfolio
Michael Burry Scion Asset Management Briefly exited BABA before re-entering Q3.	Sell (exit)	-200K	—

Q1 2024(1 move)

Portfolio manager	Activity	Share change	% portfolio
Michael Burry Scion Asset Management First BABA contrarian position.	Buy (new)	+195K	6.00%

Insider activity

What the company's own executives and directors are doing — buys are highly bullish.

Insider activity (Form 4)

1 buy · 0 sells from corporate insiders

Net: INSIDER BUYING

Insider	Action	Shares	Value	Date
Joe Tsai Chairman Major open-market buy. Strong insider signal.	buy	500,000	$43.50M	Dec 5, 2025

Latest news

Recent headlines for BABA — context for the moves above.

Current ownership

4 tracked superinvestors currently hold BABA as a top position.

Manager	% Portfolio
Michael Burry China big tech contrarian bet.	21.3%
Mohnish Pabrai China discount opportunity.	18.4%
Li Lu China expertise advantage.	9.7%
David Tepper China tech contrarian bet.	5.4%

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