Booking.com
BKNG
860 hedge funds and large institutions have $61.4B invested in Booking.com in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 120 funds opening new positions, 345 increasing their positions, 281 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.
131% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 120 | Existing positions closed: 52
71% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 51 → 87 (+36)
23% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 345 | Existing positions reduced: 281
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $55.7B → $61.4B (+$5.69B)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 796 → 860 (+64)
16% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.01B | Put options by funds: $4.78B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$354M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$262M |
| 3 |
OH
Orbis Holdings
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$236M |
| 4 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$181M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$166M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tiger Global Management
New York
|
-$838M |
| 2 |
MC
Maverick Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$375M |
| 3 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$248M |
| 4 |
Sands Capital Management
Arlington,
Virginia
|
-$184M |
| 5 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
-$177M |
BKNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
860 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Booking.com (BKNG) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $61.4B — up 10% from $55.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 120 funds opened new BKNG positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 68 holders — while 345 added to existing stakes and 281 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $354M. The largest seller was Tiger Global Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $838M sold.
- 860 institutional investors held Booking.com (BKNG) as of Q3 2015, up from 796 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $61.4B of Booking.com stock for Q3 2015, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 120 funds opened new Booking.com positions in Q3 2015 and 52 closed out, a net change of +68 holders.
- The largest Booking.com buyer in Q3 2015 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $354M added.
- The largest Booking.com seller in Q3 2015 was Tiger Global Management, an estimated $838M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.