LONDON, April 13, 2026 – Rathbones Group has executed a significant portfolio rebalancing, offloading 195,042 shares of Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) valued at approximately $37 million in Q4 2025, according to an SEC filing disclosed today. The wealth management firm reduced its stake in the tech giant by 10.2%, capitalizing on substantial profits in a routine institutional rotation aimed at optimizing asset allocation and seizing emerging opportunities in the evolving digital finance landscape.
The firm sold the stake when GOOG was trading around the $182 to $192 price range.
The sell-off likely generated between $35.5 million and $37.4 million in liquidity for the wealth management fund.
Despite the 10.2% cut, Rathbones still owns around 1,712,515 Google shares in its portfolio.
GOOG opened Monday’s trading bell at $315. Therefore, Rathbones’ remaining position in Alphabet stock is worth a staggering $540.6 million.
Alphabet represents 1.7% of their total investment portfolio, making it their 9th largest holding.
There is no need to worry or panic about the Google shares sell-off by Rathbones. A 10% cut is rarely an exit signal, and wealth funds keep exiting and taking entry positions almost every day. Their goal is to rebalance their portfolio by booking profits before the stock dips.
The same wealth fund will redirect the funds into a different stock and take a similar entry-exit transaction when the value rises. The fact that Rathbones has still kept 90% of its stake in Google shares shows that GOOG is a keeper. The firm has a long-term conviction on the asset and indicates GOOG will scale up further in value.
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