Sea Limited Dips 1.63% as Institutional Buyers Clash Stock Ranks 305th in Volume Amid High-Liquidity Strategy Outperformance

Sea Limited (SE) closed July 31 with a 1.63% decline, trading at a volume of $0.47 billion, ranking 305th in daily trading activity. Institutional activity highlighted mixed positioning, with significant purchases from Thornburg Investment Management, TD Asset Management, and University of Texas AM Investment Management, while entities like Baillie Gifford & Co. and Los Angeles Capital Management reduced holdings. The stock is set to report Q2 2025 earnings on July 29, potentially influencing near-term momentum.

Institutional investors demonstrated divergent strategies. Thornburg’s $48.24 million position, TD’s 229,269-share acquisition, and the University of Texas’s stake signaled confidence. Conversely, Baillie Gifford sold 1.43 million shares, and Los Angeles Capital Management offloaded 114,087 shares. These movements suggest a balance of optimism and caution ahead of earnings, with no single entity dominating the flow.

The strategy of purchasing the top 500 stocks by daily trading volume and holding them for one day generated a 166.71% return from 2022 to July 30, 2025, outperforming the benchmark by 137.53%. This approach, focused on high-liquidity stocks, effectively captured momentum-driven shifts, underscoring the role of volume and timing in capitalizing on market dynamics.