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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd insiders sold $85.8M since March 18, 2026. How much of their stake is that?

0% was sold under disclosed trading plans, 6% to cover taxes, 94% with no plan disclosed. The largest seller, Michael Evans (President, Director), sold $68.4M.Share-of-stake figures for this company are being verified and will be added when that check is finished. Why

Updated Oct 16, 2026 from SEC filings · covers Mar 18, 2026 to Oct 16, 2026

Officers and directors of non-US companies only began filing Forms 3 and 4 on March 18, 2026 (a new SEC rule), so this page covers the period since then. Their 10% holders still do not file. The SEC rule

2
buyers among officers and directors (3 trades), since March 18, 2026
0%
of sales were under disclosed trading plans, since March 18, 2026
5 of 14
officers and directors sold shares, since March 18, 2026
Latest filing: Filed Oct 5 for a vesting on Oct 1. Joseph Tsai had 11K shares vest or be exercised. Filing
SEC ownership filings: 52 filed from Mar 18, 2026 to Oct 16, 2026; 52 on record since Mar 18, 2026 · See the evidence

What stands out

Two insiders bought shares: Joseph Tsai (1.44M shares, $20.7M) and Yongming Wu (350K shares, $5.0M). These are the first purchases by current officers or directors in the filings on record.Joseph Tsai: purchase, Aug 25, 2026 · Yongming Wu: purchase, Aug 24, 2026
Two officers sold $80.4M with no disclosed plan: Michael Evans ($68.4M) and Fang Jiang ($12.0M). The filings don't state a reason.Michael Evans: largest such sale, Jun 29, 2026 · Fang Jiang: largest such sale, Sep 30, 2026

A share of stake is shown for 0 of the 5 officers and directors who sold. 14 are left out

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Left out: Joseph Tsai, Fang Jiang, Yongming Wu, Maggie Wu, Siying Yu, Hong Xu, Michael Evans, Fan Jiang, Kabir Misra, Jerry Yang, Wan Martello, Weijian Shan, Irene Lee and Kong Ng (share of stake is being verified).
Disclosed company stock is not an insider's whole wealth.

Who sold, and how much of their stake

Officers and directors, since March 18, 2026. Their share of stake is being verified and is not shown yet; amounts and trading plans are below.

Michael Evans
President, Director
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$68.4MNo plan disclosed
Fang Jiang
Chief People Officer
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$12.4M3% to cover taxes 97% no plan disclosed
Hong Xu
Chief Financial Officer
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$4.4MTo cover taxes
Siying Yu
General Counsel
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$519KTo cover taxes
Fan Jiang
CEO of Business Group
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$164KTo cover taxes
Amounts, filings and trading plans for each seller

Selling by month

Officers and directors, Mar 2026 to Oct 2026. Each sale is counted once: under a disclosed plan, else to cover taxes, else no plan disclosed.

To cover taxesNo plan disclosedOne dollar scale for every month; the tallest bar is labeled
Mar 2026: $1.5M to cover taxesMarAprMayJun 2026: $2.4M to cover taxesJun 2026: $68.4M no plan disclosed$70.8MJunJulAugSep 2026: $1.6M to cover taxesSep 2026: $12.0M no plan disclosedSepOct

Recent activity

Past 30 days, Sep 17, 2026 to Oct 16, 2026
Sep 30, 2026Fang Jiang sold 885K shares ($12.0M) with no plan disclosed.
WhoSharesPrice% of total stakeTotal stake afterTrade dateFiled
Fang Jiang
Chief People Officer
885,272$13.55n/an/aSep 30, 2026Oct 2, 2026
Sep 25, 20263 executives sold 115K shares ($1.6M) to cover taxes on vesting stock. 252K shares came in from vesting or option exercises the same day, so their combined holdings rose by 138K net.
WhoSharesPrice% of total stakeTotal stake afterTrade dateFiled
Hong Xu
Chief Financial Officer
103,046$13.68n/an/aSep 25, 2026Sep 29, 2026
Siying Yu
General Counsel
6,764$13.58n/an/aSep 25, 2026Sep 29, 2026
Fang Jiang
Chief People Officer
4,889$13.57n/an/aSep 25, 2026Sep 29, 2026

"% of total stake" is the shares in an event against all the vested shares the person held that day, across every share class and holding entity, after that day's vesting. "n/a" means the person's holdings are not confirmed, or the row is a purchase. "Holdings record incomplete" means more shares were sold than the filings show the person held that day, so a percentage would be wrong.

Common questions

Is the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd CEO selling stock?

No. Yongming Wu reported no open-market sales since March 18, 2026.

Why are Alibaba Group Holding Ltd insiders selling?

Filings rarely give a reason, and we don't guess at one. What they show is how the sales were made: 0% of sales by value ran under 10b5-1 trading plans disclosed in the filings, 6% were to cover taxes and 94% had no disclosed plan. A trading plan schedules sales in advance.

Are any Alibaba Group Holding Ltd insiders buying?

Yes. 2 officers or directors reported 3 purchases since March 18, 2026 (Form 4 code P; rows the filings describe as reinvested dividends, plan purchases, private deals or moves into the person's own trust are not counted).

The evidence

Who sold5 officers and directors: amount, % of holdings, trading plan
Who soldAmount% of holdingsTrading plan
Michael Evans
President, Director
$68.4M
720K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
Fang Jiang
Chief People Officer
$12.4M
912K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
3% to cover taxes 97% no plan disclosed
Hong Xu
Chief Financial Officer
$4.4M
333K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
To cover taxes
Siying Yu
General Counsel
$519K
35K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
To cover taxes
Fan Jiang
CEO of Business Group
$164K
14K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
To cover taxes
The full ownership picture0 of 14 officers and directors confirmed

Vested shares across all share classes, held directly and through trusts, LLCs and family members, as reported on SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5. Unvested awards and options are never counted as owned shares.

InsiderHeld Mar 17, 2026SoldHeld Oct 16, 2026Still held
Joseph Tsai
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Joseph Tsai are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Joseph Tsai

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Joseph Tsai are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Fang Jiang
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Fang Jiang are complete.
Chief People Officer
n/a−912Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Fang Jiang

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Fang Jiang are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options heldStrike priceExpiresIntrinsic value (estimate)
160,000n/aFeb 24, 2031n/a

Estimate: options held × ($13.55 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Sep 30, 2026), not a market close.

Yongming Wu
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Yongming Wu are complete.
Chief Executive Officer, Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Yongming Wu

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Yongming Wu are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options heldStrike priceExpiresIntrinsic value (estimate)
16,000,000n/aNov 25, 2033n/a
12,000,000n/aNov 26, 2035n/a

Estimate: options held × ($13.55 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Sep 30, 2026), not a market close.

Maggie Wu
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Maggie Wu are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Maggie Wu

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Maggie Wu are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Siying Yu
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Siying Yu are complete.
General Counsel
n/a−35Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Siying Yu

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Siying Yu are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Hong Xu
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Hong Xu are complete.
Chief Financial Officer
n/a−333Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Hong Xu

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Hong Xu are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Michael Evans
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Michael Evans are complete.
President, Director
n/a−720Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Michael Evans

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Michael Evans are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options heldStrike priceExpiresIntrinsic value (estimate)
8,000,000n/aJul 31, 2027n/a
1,200,000n/aMay 13, 2032n/a

Estimate: options held × ($13.55 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Sep 30, 2026), not a market close.

Fan Jiang
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Fan Jiang are complete.
CEO of Business Group
n/a−14Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Fan Jiang

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Fan Jiang are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Kabir Misra
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Kabir Misra are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Kabir Misra

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Kabir Misra are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Jerry Yang
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Jerry Yang are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Jerry Yang

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Jerry Yang are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Wan Martello
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Wan Martello are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Wan Martello

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Wan Martello are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Weijian Shan
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Weijian Shan are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Weijian Shan

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Weijian Shan are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Irene Lee
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Irene Lee are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Irene Lee

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Irene Lee are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Kong Ng
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Kong Ng are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Kong Ng

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Kong Ng are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)

Holdings and share of stake for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd are being verified, so no balances, unit counts or percentages are shown. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status, titles and dates come straight from individual filings.

What explains the selling$85.8M of sales by plan status, purpose, seller and month

Officer and director open-market sales: $85.8M across 2,013,044 shares. Plan status and stated purpose are separate questions, and a sale can have both.

By plan status

No plan disclosed · $80.4M

Sales with no 10b5-1 plan and no tax reference in the filing. $68.4M of it is Michael Evans. No plan disclosed is a statement about the filing, not about why the sale happened. Largest such sale: Michael Evans, Jun 29, 2026

Taxes

$5.5M of sales (6.4%) cite tax obligations in their footnotes. Example: Hong Xu, Sep 25, 2026

Purchases · 2 buyers (3 trades)

2 officers and directors bought shares in this period, in 3 trades(Form 4 code P, leaving out rows the filings describe as reinvested dividends, plan purchases, private deals or moves into the person's own trust). Across all their filings on record there are 3 purchase trades.

SellerShares soldProceedsUnder a disclosed planShare of totalSales dates
Michael Evans
President, Director
720K$68.4M0%80%Jun 29, 2026 to Jun 29, 2026
Fang Jiang
Chief People Officer
912K$12.4M0%14%Mar 25, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026
Hong Xu
Chief Financial Officer
333K$4.4M0%5%Mar 25, 2026 to Sep 25, 2026
Siying Yu
General Counsel
35K$519K0%0.6%Mar 25, 2026 to Sep 25, 2026
Fan Jiang
CEO of Business Group
14K$164K0%0.2%Jun 25, 2026 to Jun 25, 2026

Sales by month

MonthSale proceedsDisclosed planTo cover taxesNo plan disclosed
Mar 2026$1.5M$0$1.5M$0
Apr 2026$0$0$0$0
May 2026$0$0$0$0
Jun 2026$70.8M$0$2.4M$68.4M
Jul 2026$0$0$0$0
Aug 2026$0$0$0$0
Sep 2026$13.6M$0$1.6M$12.0M
Oct 2026$0$0$0$0
Known gaps and uncertainty14 officers and directors not confirmed

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Balances, unit counts and every share-of-stake figure for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd are held back until that check is finished. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status, titles and dates come straight from individual filings and are complete.

External context: we only cite outside events when a documented connection exists. None is shown for this period.

Sources and methodology52 filings on record, 52 filed since March 18, 2026, and how we read them

All 52 Forms 3, 4 and 5 on record for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (SEC CIK 1577552), filed from Mar 18, 2026 to Oct 5, 2026; 52 of them were filed in the 12 months this page covers, retrieved from SEC EDGAR on Oct 16, 2026. Prices are the ones reported in each filing, often weighted averages. 2 filings were left out because Alibaba Group Holding Ltd filed them as an owner of another company's stock.

Holdings. Each holding line (a share class plus an owner, such as a trust or LLC) carries its last reported balance forward. Entities first reported during the period start at zero, so transfers between an insider's own trusts don't count as selling. Lines not reported for three years or more are listed separately and left out of totals.

Sales. A sale counts as under a 10b5-1 plan if its footnote cites one or the filing's Rule 10b5-1 box is checked, and as tax-related if its footnote cites tax obligations or sell-to-cover. Shares withheld by the company for taxes are listed separately. Sales with neither attribute are labeled "no plan disclosed".

Full methodology

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