Wealth and investment management firm Rathbones Group sold 195,042 shares of Alphabet Inc. Class C stock (NASDAQ: GOOG) during the fourth quarter of 2025. According to a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing on April 13, 2026, this represented a 10.2% reduction in its stake. The sale, executed for profit-taking and portfolio rebalancing, likely generated between $35.5 million and $37.4 million in liquidity.
Rathbones Group reported the sale of 195,042 Google shares in its latest SEC filing. The shares were sold for profit-taking and strategic balancing during the usual institutional rotation of equities.
The firm sold the stake when GOOG was trading between $182 and $192 per share. This transaction reduced its position in Alphabet by 10.2%, according to the latest US Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
Despite the reduction, Rathbones still owns approximately 1,712,515 Google shares. With GOOG opening at $315 on the Monday following the report, the remaining stake is worth around $540.6 million.
The sale is not considered a signal for investor worry, as wealth funds routinely rebalance portfolios. The offload was for profit-taking and strategic balancing in the usual institutional rotation of equities.
Institutional funds routinely buy and sell stocks after prices reach a threshold. They then jump ship to catch the next profit-generating asset.
The firm continues to hold a significant long-term conviction in the asset. Alphabet now represents 1.7% of Rathbones’ total portfolio, making it the firm’s ninth-largest holding.
