Reported on October 18th, according to the documents disclosed by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on October 18th, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its shareholding by averaging 105.087 Hong Kong dollars per share on the exchange and 105.0267 Hong Kong dollars per share off the exchange on October 14th, totaling $BABA-W (09988.HK)$56.3569 million shares of common stock, worth approximately 5.922 billion Hong Kong dollars. After the increase, JPMorgan Chase's latest number of shares held is 1.552 billion shares, and the long position ratio has increased from 7.80% to 8.09%.
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Why is equity disclosure important?
Equity disclosure enables investors to identify (1) individuals who control or have the ability to control the shareholding of the listed company and (2) individuals who may benefit from transactions involving entities related to the listed company.