Despegar.com
DESP
DESP was delisted on the 15th of May, 2025.
85 hedge funds and large institutions have $435M invested in Despegar.com in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
400% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 6
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
42% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 19
39% more funds holding
Funds holding: 61 → 85 (+24)
44% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $777M → $435M (-$342M)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $3.26M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$12.8M |
| 2 |
BCM
Bares Capital Management
Austin,
Texas
|
+$8.73M |
| 3 |
PSCM
Prince Street Capital Management
New York
|
+$7.21M |
| 4 |
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$5.98M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$5.43M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tiger Global Management
New York
|
-$180M |
| 2 |
AC
Armistice Capital
New York
|
-$26.4M |
| 3 |
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Birmingham,
Alabama
|
-$16M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$9.82M |
| 5 |
GPGA
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$3.88M |
DESP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
85 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Despegar.com (DESP) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $435M — down 44% from $777M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new DESP positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Brown Advisory, adding an estimated $12.8M. The largest seller was Tiger Global Management, cutting an estimated $180M.
- 85 institutional investors held Despegar.com (DESP) as of Q4 2018, up from 61 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $435M of Despegar.com stock for Q4 2018, down 44% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new Despegar.com positions in Q4 2018 and 6 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
- The largest Despegar.com buyer in Q4 2018 was Brown Advisory, an estimated $12.8M added.
- The largest Despegar.com seller in Q4 2018 was Tiger Global Management, an estimated $180M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.